PROLONGED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROLONGED?

Need another word that means the same as “prolonged”? Find 28 synonyms and 30 related words for “prolonged” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prolonged” are: drawn-out, extended, lengthy, protracted, elongated, lengthened, continuous, ongoing, steady, continual, continuing, constant, running, persistent, perpetual, unfaltering, unremitting, unabating, unrelenting, relentless, unrelieved, unbroken, never-ending, unending, incessant, unceasing, ceaseless, round the clock

Prolonged as an Adjective

Definitions of "Prolonged" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prolonged” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Drawn out or made longer spatially.
• Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.
• Continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy.

Synonyms of "Prolonged" as an adjective (28 Words)

ceaseless	Constant and unending. The fort was subjected to ceaseless bombardment.
constant	Unvarying in nature. Maintained a constant temperature.
continual	Continual meaning seemingly uninterrupted is often used interchangeably with continuous meaning without interruption. The continual banging of the shutters.
continuing	Remaining in force or being carried on without letup. A continuing controversy.
continuous	(of a function) of which the graph is a smooth unbroken curve, i.e. one such that as the value of x approaches any given value a, the value of f(x) approaches that of f(a) as a limit. A continuous row of warehouses.
drawn-out	Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.
elongated	Having notably more length than width; being long and slender. An alien being with an elongated head.
extended	Fully extended or stretched forth. Refused to accept the extended hand.
incessant	(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption. The incessant beat of the music.
lengthened	Drawn out or made longer spatially. Lengthened skirts are fashionable this year.
lengthy	Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted. Lengthy delays.
never-ending	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing.
ongoing	Currently happening. Ongoing negotiations.
perpetual	Occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted. Their perpetual money worries.
persistent	Continually recurring to the mind. PCBs are persistent environmental contaminants.
protracted	Relatively long in duration tediously protracted. Protracted negotiations.
relentless	Unceasingly intense. The relentless heat of the desert.
round the clock	Full and rich.
running	Of advancing the ball by running. As mountain stream with freely running water.
steady	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. A good steady ballplayer.
unabating	Not weakening or losing intensity. The battle raged with unabating fury.
unbroken	Not subdued or trained for service or use. Fortunately the other lens is unbroken.
unceasing	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. Man s unceasing warfare with drought and isolation.
unending	Having or seeming to have no end. The unending bliss of heaven.
unfaltering	Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable. Her unfaltering energy and determination.
unrelenting	Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. The heat was unrelenting.
unrelieved	Lacking variation or change; monotonous. Flowing gowns of unrelieved black.
unremitting	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. Unremitting demands of hunger.

Usage Examples of "Prolonged" as an adjective

• The region suffered a prolonged drought.
• A prolonged black line across the page.
• A prolonged and bitter struggle.

Associations of "Prolonged" (30 Words)

aridity	The quality of yielding nothing of value.
arm	Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm. A large walnut desk chair with padded arms.
dearth	An insufficient quantity or number. There is a dearth of evidence.
desert	Desert a cause a country or an army often in order to join the opposing cause country or army. Her luck deserted her.
desiccated	(of food) dried in order to preserve it. Old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars.
detour	Travel via a detour. He had made a detour to a cafe.
drought	Thirst. Farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season.
dry	Remove the moisture from and make dry. The rye has been strip grazed by dry cows.
dryness	The quality in an alcoholic drink of not being sweet. The searing heat and dryness of the Sahara.
elongate	Long in relation to width elongated. The old man s gaunt and elongated frame.
elongated	Having notably more length than width; being long and slender. The old man s gaunt and elongated frame.
extended	Fully extended or stretched forth. The extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes.
famine	A shortage. The cotton famine of the 1860s.
indefinitely	To an unlimited or unspecified degree or extent. Talks cannot go on indefinitely.
lack	The state of being without or not having enough of something. The case was dismissed for lack of evidence.
leg	A part of a garment covering a leg or part of a leg. A little boy was lying on his back legging the boat along.
lengthy	(especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious. Lengthy delays.
ligament	A short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
long	Of a vowel categorized as long with regard to quality and length e g in standard British English the vowel u in food is long as distinct from the short vowel in good. A long and distinguished career.
missive	A document in the form of a letter exchanged by the parties to a contract. Yet another missive from the Foreign Office.
outspread	Fully extended or expanded. Outspread wings.
outstretched	Fully extended especially in length. A kitten with one paw outstretched.
overexposure	Excessive exposure, especially to something harmful. At certain times a celebrity may suffer from overexposure.
period	A set of elements occupying a horizontal row in the periodic table. The ale will be available for a limited period.
postpone	Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. He postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted.
protracted	Relatively long in duration tediously protracted. A protracted and bitter dispute.
shortage	An acute insufficiency. A shortage of hard cash.
starve	Be freezing cold. The political prisoners starved to death.
stretched	Extended or spread over a wide area or distance. Well stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury.
verbose	Using or containing too many words. Much academic language is obscure and verbose.