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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1. Brock Silvers:

   Whether 2021 is more kind to Alibaba may depend on the ultimate nature and length of Jack Ma's sudden silence.

2. Javid Faisal:

   The government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan released 100 Taliban prisoners today based on their health condition, age and length of remaining sentence, as part of our efforts for peace.

3. Ana Suda:

   He looked at me, and he asked me where I was born, so, I look at him, and I say, 'Are you serious?' He's like, 'I am very serious.'/* global CNN, Modernizr */'use strict';CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature('video').then(function () {CNN.VideoPlayer.handleUnmutePlayer = function handleUnmutePlayer(containerId, dataObj) {'use strict';var playerInstance,playerPropertyObj,rememberTime,unmuteCTA,unmuteIdSelector = 'unmute_' + containerId,isPlayerMute;dataObj = dataObj || {};if (CNN.VideoPlayer.getLibraryName(containerId) === 'fave') {playerInstance = FAVE.player.getInstance(containerId) || null;} else {playerInstance = containerId }isPlayerMute = (typeof dataObj.muted === 'boolean') ? dataObj.muted : false;if (CNN.VideoPlayer.playerProperties }if (playerPropertyObj.mute playerInstance.unmute();if (unmuteCTA.length > 0) {unmuteCTA.removeClass('video__unmute--active').addClass('video__unmute--inactive');unmuteCTA.off('click');rememberTime = 0;if (rememberTime 0) {$vidEndSlate.find('.l-container').html('');$vidEndSlate.removeClass('video__end-slate--inactive').addClass('video__end-slate--active');}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: 'none',video: 'us/2018/05/22/border-patrol-speaking-spanish-panel-lemon-ctn-sot.cnn',width: '100%',height: '100%',section: 'domestic',profile: 'expansion',network: 'cnn',markupId: 'body-text_29',theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: 'const-article-inpage',frameWidth: '100%',frameHeight: '100%',posterImageOverride: {.

4. Jonathan Ball:

   This confirms that Ebola virus can persist in the genital tract for a considerable length of time, months after the virus has disappeared from the blood, and worryingly shows that this long-lived reservoir is a potential source of new infections.

5. Brooke Shields:

   I’m not that hard up to get married, but I was open to the idea of it, and we definitely discussed it at length because it was important to him, and then, towards the end of the relationship, it just became clear that this was not my person.