Need another word that means the same as “length”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “length” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Length” are: duration, distance, extent, extent lengthwise, distance lengthwise, span, reach, period, stretch, term, piece, swatch, portion, section, measure, segment, roll, do absolutely anything, go to any extreme, go to any limits
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “length” as a noun can have the following definitions:
distance | The distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat. Watching them from a distance. |
distance lengthwise | The interval between two times. |
do absolutely anything | Doctor’s degree in osteopathy. |
duration | The property of enduring or continuing in time. A flight of over eight hours duration. |
extent | The distance or area or volume over which something extends. The extent of global warming. |
extent lengthwise | The point or degree to which something extends. |
go to any extreme | Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine. |
go to any limits | Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine. |
measure | Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals used as a reference in making measurements. Tables of weights and measures. |
period | The interval between successive equal values of a periodic function. He interviewed the teachers when they had a free period. |
piece | A serving that has been cut from a larger portion. An important piece of the evidence. |
portion | A dowry given to a bride at her marriage. A portion of the jetty still stands. |
reach | An act of reaching out with one s arm. Outside the reach of the law. |
roll | The total number of names on a roll. The school had no one by his name on its roll. |
section | A small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon. The history of this work is discussed in the next section. |
segment | A portion of time allocated to a particular broadcast item on radio or television. They probably want to tape you for the eleven o clock segment. |
span | The wingspan of an aircraft or a bird. A warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet. |
stretch | A stretch limo. I got up and had a stretch. |
swatch | A small sample of fabric intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece. The walls were covered with multicoloured paint swatches. |
term | A fixed or limited period for which something, for example office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last. The terms of the treaty were generous. |
distance | The distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat. I heard police sirens in the distance. |
duration | The property of enduring or continuing in time. A flight of over eight hours duration. |
edge | Provide with a border or edge. Edge a blade. |
elongate | Long in relation to width elongated. The pup s globular body slowly elongates. |
elongated | Long in relation to width, especially unusually so. An alien being with an elongated head. |
enduring | Lasting a long time. He formed a number of enduring relationships with women. |
extend | Thrust or extend out. My memory extends back to my fourth year of life. |
extended | Fully extended or stretched forth. An extended period of time. |
extensible | Able to be extended or stretched; extendable. An extensible architecture designed to accommodate changes. |
far | Beyond a norm in opinion or actions. Far in the future. |
faraway | Far removed mentally. Exotic and faraway locations. |
farther | To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage further is used more often than farther in this abstract sense. Farther from our expectations. |
further | To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage further is used more often than farther in this abstract sense. Cook for a further ten minutes. |
hypotenuse | The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle. |
inch | As a unit of atmospheric pressure an amount that would support a column of mercury one inch high in a barometer equal to 33 86 millibars 29 5 inches being equal to one bar. He inched the car forward. |
interval | A component of activity in interval training. An interval of mourning. |
lengthen | Make longer. In the spring when the days are lengthening. |
lengthy | Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted. Lengthy delays. |
line | Space for one line of print one column wide and 1 14 inch deep used to measure advertising. He fed me a line about some nightclubbing Japanese photographer. |
long | Of speech sounds or syllables of relatively long duration. A long distance. |
longitudinal | Relating to longitude; measured from east to west. A longitudinal study of twins. |
oblong | Having the shape of an oblong. An oblong of grass. |
perigee | Periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth. |
perihelion | Periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun. Today Mercury is at perihelion. |
protracted | Relatively long in duration tediously protracted. A protracted and bitter dispute. |
queue | Form a queue form a line stand in line. Input or output requests to a file are queued by the operating system. |
scope | A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. Such questions go beyond the scope of this book. |
span | The wingspan of an aircraft or a bird. A warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet. |
stretch | The capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched elasticity. I stretched out a weary arm to turn on my radio. |
width | The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body. The width of experience required for these positions. |
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