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