Synonyms for length
lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθlength

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1. lengthnoun

   the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

   "the length of the table was 5 feet"

   Synonyms:
   duration, distance

2. duration, lengthnoun

   continuance in time

   "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"

   Synonyms:
   duration, continuance, distance

3. lengthnoun

   the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end

   "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"

   Synonyms:
   duration, distance

4. distance, lengthnoun

   size of the gap between two places

   "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

   Synonyms:
   space, duration, distance, aloofness

5. lengthnoun

   a section of something that is long and narrow

   "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"

   Synonyms:
   duration, distance

Matched Categories

1. • Extent
   • Fundamental Quantity
   • Physical Property
   • Section
   • Size

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lengthnoun

   Synonyms:
   extent, longitude

2. lengthnoun

   Synonyms:
   long duration

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "length":

   duration, long, period, longitude, dependence, term, dependency, lengthwise, extension, size, time, seniority, detail, depth

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How to use length in a sentence?

1. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his conduct. (On campus radicals)

2. Iowa Starting Line:

   I am a person who has stood with Israel from the beginning, and the length of that nation is the length of my life, and I've been with them all along, and I will not answer your question and I'll not listen to another word from you.

3. Sara Hurvitz:

   It's great to see that we're extending the length of someone's life, not just the length of time their disease is controlled, very few trials show an improvement in overall survival. That's what is so phenomenal about the data.

4. Paul Hochmuth:

   At no point can you ever see a full length view of the person. ... You might see a face ... then a leg ... or a butt ... but there is no full length view.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   It is not length of life, but depth of life.