Synonyms for protracted
pro·tract·ed

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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, prolonged, extensive, elongated, extended, drawn-out

   Antonyms:
   short

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1. wordy

   rarely used word for verbose, expressed in too many words.

   he made his point with a taughty piece of literature.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "protracted":

   prolonged, lengthy, extended, long, long-standing, long-term, long-drawn-out, drawn-out, time-consuming, sustained, lasting, long-lasting, longstanding, endless, long-running

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How to use protracted in a sentence?

1. Seth Jones:

   If our whole strategy right now, especially in the Pacific, is deterrence, we want to deter conflict – a key part of deterrence is that you have the weapon systems and you have enough of them pre-positioned in key locations so that any actor who is considering the aggressive use of force knows that we mean business and we have those systems in place to use and we’ve got enough of them to use in a protracted conflict, that’s not where we’re at right now.

2. Dan Quayle, 10/2/90 (reported in Esquire, 8/92):

   Vietnam is a jungle. You had jungle warfare. Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, you have sand. [There is no need to worry about a protracted war because] from a historical basis, Middle East conflicts do not last a long time.

3. Zalmay Khalilzad:

   We are in the early stage of a protracted process, we have a long way to go.

4. Chairman Clive Newall:

   In the event of a continued and protracted weakened price environment, we do have options available to us to protect the balance sheet further.

5. Franklin Pierce:

   Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.