Synonyms for protracted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : proh-trakt, pruh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈtrækt, prə- |
Top 10 synonyms for protracted Other synonyms for the word protracted
- abiding
- ceaseless
- confirmed
- constant
- deep
- deep-rooted
- deep-seated
- distant
- dragging
- drawn out
- elongate
- elongated
- enlarged
- ever-present
- expanded
- far-off
- far-reaching
- faraway
- fixed
- gangling
- great
- habitual
- high
- inborn
- inbred
- incurable
- ineradicable
- ingrained
- inveterate
- lanky
- lasting
- lengthened
- lifelong
- lofty
- long-drawn-out
- long-lived
- long-standing
- longish
- obstinate
- outstretched
- overlong
- perennial
- persisting
- prolonged
- rangy
- recurrent
- recurring
- remote
- rooted
- routine
- running
- settled
- spread out
- spun out
- stretch
- stretched
- stretching
- stringy
- stubborn
- sustained
- tall
- tenacious
- towering
- unabating
- unmitigated
- unyielding
- usual
Définition of protracted
Origin :- 1530s, a back-formation from protraction and in part from Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere "to draw forth, prolong." Etymologically identical with portray, which was altered in French. Related: Protracted; protracting.
- adj long
- adj chronic
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- I spare the reader the protracted journal of a lover's hopes and fears.
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- And to a protracted residence on one of the Pamarung Islands?
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- This, then, was the mysterious point which protracted the investigations.
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- In this tedious and protracted inquiry he had no instructor, nor assistant, nor adviser.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- After years of protracted struggle, the slave trade was abolished.
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- At length the intervals became more frequent and protracted.
- Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
- Had the peasant befriended her, I wondered; and what did she think of my protracted absence?
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- Another pause, which was protracted until the silence could almost be felt.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Their own optimism had given way before the protracted delay.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
Antonyms for protracted
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