Synonyms for long
lɔŋ, lɒŋ; ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ-; ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ-long

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1. long

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, massive, spacious, vast, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

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1. long

   Synonyms:
   protracted, produced, dilatory, lengthy, tedious, prolix, extensive, diffuse, far-reaching

   Antonyms:
   short, curt, curtailed, brief, speedy, quick, concise, condensed

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. longadjective

   primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

   "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   clipped, short, short-range, short-run, abbreviated, sound, truncate, short-term, brief, short and sweet(p), fugitive, stubby, shortened, momentary, scarce, telescoped, close, snub, momentaneous, sawn-off, fleeting, short-snouted, sawed-off, improvident, little, truncated, shortish, short-dated, curtal

2. longadjective

   primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

   "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   abbreviated, short-range, truncated, short, brief, snub, close, momentaneous, sawn-off, stubby, short-snouted, sound, telescoped, short-run, fleeting, improvident, shortened, shortish, momentary, little, short-dated, scarce, sawed-off, truncate, clipped, short and sweet(p), short-term, curtal, fugitive

3. longadjective

   of relatively great height

   "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   short-snouted, momentaneous, short, fleeting, brief, short-run, short and sweet(p), short-range, snub, scarce, abbreviated, shortened, telescoped, short-term, sawed-off, momentary, curtal, little, truncate, improvident, shortish, short-dated, sawn-off, close, clipped, fugitive, truncated, sound, stubby

4. retentive, recollective, long, tenaciousadjective

   good at remembering

   "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, persistent, tenacious, dour, foresightful, retentive, farseeing, coherent, foresighted, longsighted, dogged, unyielding, pertinacious

   Antonyms:
   fugitive, improvident, shortened, brief, short, curtal, short and sweet(p), truncated, fleeting, short-term, close, sawed-off, stubby, momentaneous, short-dated, little, snub, clipped, truncate, abbreviated, short-snouted, short-run, sound, short-range, telescoped, momentary, scarce, shortish, sawn-off

5. longadjective

   holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

   "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   stubby, sawed-off, little, short, shortened, truncate, shortish, short-range, clipped, sawn-off, snub, fleeting, short-run, short and sweet(p), abbreviated, curtal, short-dated, brief, fugitive, close, sound, truncated, momentary, telescoped, improvident, momentaneous, scarce, short-snouted, short-term

6. longadjective

   (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

   "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   short and sweet(p), shortened, short, truncated, sound, short-range, sawed-off, short-snouted, shortish, improvident, little, curtal, momentary, short-run, brief, fugitive, fleeting, scarce, sawn-off, close, abbreviated, clipped, short-term, truncate, short-dated, telescoped, stubby, snub, momentaneous

7. longadjective

   involving substantial risk

   "long odds"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   brief, short, momentaneous, short-run, scarce, short and sweet(p), short-term, close, telescoped, curtal, fleeting, fugitive, shortened, sawn-off, sawed-off, truncated, short-range, short-dated, abbreviated, snub, shortish, short-snouted, clipped, momentary, sound, stubby, truncate, little, improvident

8. farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsightedadjective

   planning prudently for the future

   "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, retentive, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, presbyopic, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted, eagle-eyed, keen-sighted

   Antonyms:
   short-run, snub, clipped, truncate, brief, short, curtal, fleeting, sound, sawed-off, short-range, scarce, shortened, momentary, abbreviated, shortish, short-dated, truncated, short and sweet(p), improvident, close, stubby, fugitive, momentaneous, short-snouted, telescoped, short-term, sawn-off, little

9. longverb

   having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"

   "in long supply"

   Synonyms:
   prospicient, farsighted, recollective, tenacious, foresighted, retentive, farseeing, foresightful, longsighted

   Antonyms:
   fleeting, short-term, shortened, curtal, short, sawed-off, sawn-off, shortish, close, abbreviated, stubby, short-range, snub, truncated, momentary, scarce, brief, clipped, short-dated, little, telescoped, momentaneous, short-snouted, short and sweet(p), improvident, short-run, fugitive, sound, truncate

10. hanker, long, yearnadverb

    desire strongly or persistently

    Synonyms:
    yearn, yen, pine, ache, hanker, languish

    Antonyms:
    close, little, brief, shortened, short-dated, short-run, stubby, short-term, short-range, curtal, truncate, short, truncated, sawn-off, scarce, sound, momentary, abbreviated, sawed-off, fleeting, short and sweet(p), momentaneous, improvident, short-snouted, shortish, telescoped, snub, clipped, fugitive

11. longadverb

    for an extended time or at a distant time

    "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"

    Antonyms:
    truncated, short-dated, short, shortish, momentaneous, little, scarce, fugitive, short-run, snub, improvident, stubby, brief, abbreviated, short-term, short-range, clipped, fleeting, sawn-off, shortened, sound, short and sweet(p), sawed-off, short-snouted, curtal, close, truncate, momentary, telescoped

12. longadverb

    for an extended distance

    Antonyms:
    clipped, curtal, abbreviated, short-run, brief, short, momentary, truncated, short-range, shortened, fugitive, telescoped, stubby, sawed-off, improvident, momentaneous, sawn-off, short-dated, scarce, fleeting, short and sweet(p), close, little, snub, truncate, sound, shortish, short-term, short-snouted

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1. lengthlyadjective

   for a long period of time

   Submitted by anonymous on May 9, 2022  

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1. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   extended, lengthy, not short

2. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   protracted, prolonged, long-winded, spun out

3. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   slow, dilatory, slack, lingering, tardy, not quick

4. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   to a great extent

5. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   a long time, for a long time

6. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   throughout, all along

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1. longadjective

   Synonyms:
   protracted, prolonged, lengthy, extended, lingering, extensive, inclusive, tedious, prolix, wordy, long-spun diffuse

2. longverb

   Synonyms:
   yearn for, hanker after, crave

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1. List of paraphrases for "long":

   lengthy, lange, lang, langen, longer, prolonged, long-term, protracted, length, long-standing, largo, long-, time-consuming, longue, longstanding, lunga, extended, iong, extensive, cheung, loong, long-running, far, much, al-taweel, luong, along, long-staple, long-lasting, long-time, time

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How to use long in a sentence?

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   Islamophobia is a disease that has been around for far too long, and it is something we need to attack and end.

2. Donald Trump:

   This is our long-awaited chance to finally get rid of Obamacare, we're gonna do it. What's the alternative? The alternative is what you have. The worst. It's a big lie.

3. Oded Netzer:

   All the plants and animals in the valley during the tsunami of acid were probably highly damaged, probably dead, in the long term, there will be soil damage and large functional ecological problems.

4. Oscar Wilde:

   A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.

5. Author Unknown:

   Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as long as it is nourished with kindness, empathy and understanding.