Synonyms for Long
12 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Long" (adjective) include agelong, bimestrial, chronic, continuing, daylong.
Adjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
"a long life" "a long boring speech" "a long time" "a long friendship" "a long game" "long ago" "an hour long"
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agelongbimestrialchroniccontinuingdaylongdrawn-outextendedlengthyprolongedprotracteddurablelastinglong-lastinglong-livedeight-day
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
"a long road" "a long distance" "contained many long words" "ten miles long"
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elongateelongatedextendedlengthenedprolongedextendibleextendablefarlanklong-handledpole-handledlong-rangelong-snoutedlong-staplelong-wool
of relatively great height
"a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson "looked out the long French windows"
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tall
good at remembering
"a retentive mind" "tenacious memory"
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retentiverecollectivetenacious
holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
"is long on coffee" "a long position in gold"
(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
"the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
involving substantial risk
"long odds"
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unsound
planning prudently for the future
"large goals that required farsighted policies" "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
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farseeingfarsightedforesightedforesightfulprospicientlongsighted
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provident
having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
"in long supply"
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abundant
Antonyms
shortunretentive
Adverb
for an extended time or at a distant time
"a promotion long overdue" "something long hoped for" "his name has long been forgotten" "talked all night long" "how long will you be gone?" "arrived long before he was expected" "it is long after your bedtime"
for an extended distance
Verb
desire strongly or persistently
Synonyms
hankeryearn
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ache
Broader
desire
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