Synonyms for prolonged
pro·longed

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1. prolongedadjective

   Antonyms:
   brief

2. prolongedadjective

   Antonyms:
   brief

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1. drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protractedadjective

   relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

   "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

   Synonyms:
   lengthened, lengthy, extensive, elongated, extended, protracted, drawn-out

   Antonyms:
   short

2. elongated, extended, lengthened, prolongedadjective

   drawn out or made longer spatially

   "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

   Synonyms:
   lengthened, lengthy, extensive, elongated, extended, protracted, elongate, drawn-out

   Antonyms:
   short

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1. List of paraphrases for "prolonged":

   protracted, extended, lengthy, long, long-term, long-standing, sustained, long-lasting, lengthened, long-running, drawn-out

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1. New Zealand Governor Graeme Wheeler:

   If China had a very significant and prolonged devaluation, it would in essence spread deflation around the world.

2. Sara Bode:

   I really worry that prolonged closures are going to have a huge detriment, …Kids that are most likely affected first are kids that attend more large, urban school districts, as an example, which are also often families that come from a lower socioeconomic status and may have had some challenges with remote learning, and so we're just widening the gap.

3. Bari Abdellatif:

   The prolonged battle for Kobani caused a lot of tensions fighters accused each other of treachery and eventually turned on each other.

4. Matt Albence:

   This was an exceptionally hard decision to make, a decision prolonged due to the uncertainty of a global pandemic and the essential role ICE continues to play in our nation's response.

5. Edward Meir:

   The problem is how permanent are the cuts, will that supply come back to the market at a later stage if prices recover and are they going to be offset by worsening demand, that's the quandary; the market is very sceptical, and so we could have a prolonged period of prices bumping along the bottom until we get a better handle as to what is going on.