What is another word for lengthen?
869 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɛŋθən], [ lˈɛŋθən], [ l_ˈɛ_ŋ_θ_ə_n]
Lengthen is a word that means to extend the length of something. There are many synonyms for this word that can be used to add variety to your writing. Some of the most common synonyms for lengthen include elongate, stretch, increase, protract, and expand. These words all have slightly different meanings, but they can all be used to describe the act of making something longer. Some other possible synonyms for lengthen include perpetuate, prolong, and broaden. By using synonyms for lengthen in your writing, you can add depth and nuance to your descriptions and make your writing more interesting to read.
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Similar words for lengthen:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- drag out (noun)
- amplify (verb)
- change (verb)
- continue (verb)
- defer (verb)
- develop (verb)
- dilate (verb)
- distend (verb)
- drag on/drag out (verb)
- draw (verb)
- draw out (verb)
- elongate (verb)
- enlarge (verb)
- extend (verb)
- increase (verb)
- jut (verb)
- outstretch (verb)
- pad (verb)
- project (verb)
- prolong (verb)
- protract (verb)
- snowball (verb)
- spread (verb)
- stretch (verb)
- other synonyms
- continue
- draw
- draw out
- expand
- extend
- increase
- jut
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Lengthen:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)- size.
n.
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- produce.
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- long.
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- cut.
- drag.
v.
• amplify (verb)- hiking up,
- jacks up,
- souping up,
- soups up,
- jacked up,
- pyramidding,
- hiked up,
- jacking up,
- pyramidded,
- fleshes out,
- hikes up.
- getting on with it,
- gat with it,
- perdured,
- re mains,
- up holding,
- up hold,
- stuck at,
- staid on,
- re aching,
- out lived,
- pro-motes,
- re-main,
- keep ball rolling,
- out lives,
- keeps ball rolling,
- keeping on,
- perdures,
- re-mained,
- stayed on,
- kept truckin,
- pro moting,
- out lasted,
- kept on truckin',
- out-lasts,
- moved ahead,
- keep on truckin,
- keeps the ball rolling,
- out living,
- kept on,
- keeping on truckin,
- gotten on with it,
- out last,
- sticking to,
- out-last,
- persists in,
- gat on with it,
- forges ahead,
- keeps truckin,
- pushing on,
- gets with it,
- out-lasted,
- lives on,
- keep truckin',
- kept ball rolling,
- re ached,
- makes headway,
- carries forward,
- sticks at,
- hangs in,
- up holds,
- re-sting,
- living on,
- pro-moting,
- kept the ball rolling,
- forged ahead,
- keeping truckin,
- keeping on truckin',
- keeping truckin',
- kept on truckin,
- runs on,
- up-holds,
- keeps on truckin,
- kept truckin',
- persisted in,
- pressed on,
- got on with it,
- gotten with it,
- up held,
- presses on,
- moves ahead,
- hanged in,
- re main,
- re maining,
- sticked to,
- re-aching,
- sticked at,
- keep truckin,
- pro-mote,
- re sting,
- nevering cease,
- got with it,
- re-ached,
- keeps on truckin',
- out live,
- forging ahead,
- out-living,
- up-holding,
- hung in,
- re-mains,
- out-lived,
- keeps on,
- getting with it,
- out-lives,
- keeping ball rolling,
- up-held,
- out-live,
- ran on,
- re mained,
- persisting in,
- sticking at,
- made headway,
- keeps truckin',
- carried forward,
- out lasting,
- carrying forward,
- out-lasting,
- up-hold,
- out lasts,
- gets on with it,
- nevered cease,
- staying on,
- keeping the ball rolling,
- nevers cease.
- gave rain check,
- hung fire,
- laying over,
- put ice,
- post-pones,
- puts hold,
- de lay,
- de-lay,
- post pone,
- de tain,
- de-laying,
- hanged fire,
- puts ice,
- put hold,
- pro-rogued,
- pro-roguing,
- de lays,
- pro-rogues,
- de laying,
- de-lays,
- putting on back burner,
- pro rogue,
- pro-rogue,
- putting on ice,
- puts back burner,
- put back burner,
- de-tain,
- lays over,
- pro rogues,
- de-tains,
- putting back burner,
- de tains,
- puts on hold,
- gives rain check,
- sets aside,
- putting hold,
- puts on back burner,
- post pones,
- giving rain check,
- putting ice,
- laid over,
- intermits,
- pro roguing,
- post-pone,
- pro rogued,
- puts on ice.
- re fines,
- un folding,
- re fine,
- un fold,
- un-folds,
- re-fining,
- un-folded,
- un folded,
- re fined,
- re-fine,
- un folds,
- re-fines,
- un-fold,
- un-folding.
- ex-pound,
- was prolix,
- ex pound,
- were prolix,
- is profuse,
- am profuse,
- ex pounds,
- am prolix,
- spun off,
- are profuse,
- ex-pounded,
- ex-pounds,
- art profuse,
- spins off,
- puffs out,
- wast prolix,
- ex-pounding,
- wert prolix,
- wert profuse,
- was profuse,
- are prolix,
- being prolix,
- wast profuse,
- were profuse,
- spinning off,
- art prolix,
- being profuse,
- ex pounding,
- puffing out,
- is prolix,
- span off,
- ex pounded.
- dis tended,
- dis-tending,
- dis-tend,
- dis-torts,
- dis tending,
- dis tend,
- dis tends,
- dis-tort,
- dis-tends,
- dis-tended,
- dis tort,
- dis torts.
- goes on slowly,
- spins out,
- span out,
- went slowly,
- goes slowly,
- go slowly,
- going on slowly,
- went on slowly,
- stretching out,
- spinning out,
- keeping going,
- keeps going.
- ex-tort,
- singles out,
- ex tract,
- re-spiring,
- re spires,
- ex-tracts,
- re spired,
- ex torts,
- re-spired,
- ex tort,
- ex-tract,
- re spire,
- re spiring,
- re-spire,
- re-spires,
- ex-torts.
- drag ones feet,
- drag one feet,
- dragging one feet,
- drags ones feet,
- dragging feet,
- dragged ones feet,
- dragging one's feet,
- letted out,
- lets out,
- putting rubber in,
- dragging ones feet,
- dragged feet,
- drags one's feet,
- dragged one feet,
- drags feet,
- drags one feet,
- puts rubber in,
- dragged one's feet.
- making larger,
- makes larger,
- multi-plied,
- slapping on,
- multi plying,
- slaps on,
- up surge,
- giving details,
- up-surging,
- up-surges,
- jazzing up,
- up-surge,
- multi-plying,
- up surging,
- jazzed up,
- up surges,
- jazzes up,
- up-surged,
- up surged,
- grew larger,
- gives details,
- growing larger,
- gave details,
- grows larger.
- add,
- accrue,
- fatten,
- multiply,
- elevate,
- burgeon,
- grow,
- reinforce,
- raise,
- widen,
- heighten,
- advance,
- maximize,
- boost,
- increment,
- magnify,
- upgrade,
- broaden.
- out-stretch,
- out-stretched,
- out stretches,
- out-stretches,
- out stretching,
- out-stretching,
- out stretched,
- out stretch.
- over-drawing,
- over-stating,
- over drawn,
- over states,
- overdraws,
- over draw,
- over draws,
- over-draw,
- over state,
- over-drew,
- over-drawn,
- over drew,
- Overdrew,
- over-stated,
- over stating,
- over-draws,
- over drawing.
- hung over,
- pushes out,
- thrusts out,
- are conspicuous,
- wast conspicuous,
- is conspicuous,
- pops out,
- thrusting out,
- being prominent,
- were conspicuous,
- pushing out,
- pushed out,
- was conspicuous,
- was prominent,
- hanged over,
- wast prominent,
- hangs over,
- art conspicuous,
- am prominent,
- art prominent,
- being conspicuous,
- are prominent,
- am conspicuous,
- were prominent,
- popping out,
- wert prominent,
- wert conspicuous,
- is prominent.
- letted it ride,
- pro longing,
- lets it ride,
- pro long,
- pro-longs,
- letting ride,
- pro-longed,
- pro longed,
- lets ride,
- letted ride,
- pro longs,
- letting it ride,
- pro-long,
- pro-longing.
- pre-pare,
- is distributed,
- being displayed,
- pre-pared,
- un-coiled,
- pre pares,
- over laying,
- un-twisting,
- un twisted,
- am displayed,
- un-wound,
- wast displayed,
- pre pared,
- over laid,
- were displayed,
- wert displayed,
- over-lays,
- un-coils,
- over lays,
- wert distributed,
- un-winding,
- over-laying,
- pre pare,
- over-lay,
- un-twists,
- rolling out,
- un wound,
- over-laid,
- rolls out,
- pre paring,
- being distributed,
- un twist,
- evened out,
- are distributed,
- dis-perse,
- wast distributed,
- un winds,
- was distributed,
- was displayed,
- evening out,
- un coiling,
- is displayed,
- un coils,
- are displayed,
- pre-paring,
- un-winds,
- un twisting,
- un wind,
- un-coiling,
- un-twisted,
- am distributed,
- un winding,
- un coil,
- dis perse,
- un-twist,
- were distributed,
- un twists,
- un coiled,
- un-wind,
- un-coil.
- lies out,
- sprang up,
- made taut,
- springs up,
- making tense,
- re cline,
- re-posed,
- shoots up,
- sprung up,
- over lapped,
- over-laps,
- making taut,
- re pose,
- over laps,
- makes tense,
- re-clines,
- over-lapped,
- re-cline,
- lying out,
- lied out,
- over lapping,
- over-lapping,
- makes taut,
- re-pose,
- springing up,
- over lap,
- re posed,
- re clines,
- bursted forth,
- over-lap.
Other synonyms:
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- Prolongate,
- truncate.
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- spin.
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- turn up.
- run on,
- carry forward,
- stick to,
- lived on,
- keep on truckin',
- hanging in,
- Loitered,
- hang in,
- goes on,
- get with it,
- make headway,
- get on with it,
- push on,
- moving ahead,
- press on,
- running on,
- move ahead,
- Lasted,
- go on,
- ridden,
- making headway,
- never cease,
- keep at,
- live on,
- Perdure,
- sticks to,
- persist in,
- pressing on,
- stuck to,
- stays on,
- keep the ball rolling,
- stick at,
- stay on,
- forge ahead,
- perduring,
- keep on.
- leads on,
- strung out,
- stringing out,
- made longer,
- string out,
- lead on,
- led on,
- leading on,
- make longer.
- piggybacking,
- puff up,
- tack on,
- piggyback,
- expand,
- bulk up,
- unfurls,
- thickening,
- opened out,
- opening out,
- fan out,
- piggybacks,
- fanning out,
- spread out,
- puffing up,
- unfurled,
- outspread,
- spreading out,
- open out,
- outspreading,
- expanding,
- spreads out.
- pad,
- let ride,
- puffed out,
- evens out,
- put rubber in,
- shooting up,
- stretches out,
- hanging fire,
- enlarge,
- spin out,
- hang fire,
- jazz up,
- be prolix,
- puff out,
- jack up,
- diffuses,
- fleshed out,
- spring up,
- stretched out,
- uncoils,
- Prolonging,
- uncoil,
- uncoiled,
- increase,
- elongate,
- Shelving,
- hang over,
- souped up,
- putting on hold,
- go on slowly,
- be distributed,
- roll out,
- spun out,
- overlapping,
- upsurging,
- Remitted,
- Prorogued,
- flesh out,
- push out,
- untwist,
- extend,
- be displayed,
- Overdrawing,
- bursts forth,
- give rain check,
- draw out,
- letting out,
- slapped on,
- Proroguing,
- set aside,
- run up,
- put on hold,
- expound,
- Intermitting,
- hike up,
- Outstretch,
- distend,
- prorogue,
- upsurged,
- kept going,
- continue,
- prorogues,
- make larger,
- put on back burner,
- defer,
- spread,
- lay over,
- rolled out,
- let it ride,
- draw,
- intermit,
- give details,
- be prominent,
- setting aside,
- Bulking,
- Overdrawn,
- stretch,
- shot up,
- diffused,
- make tense,
- dilate,
- even out,
- fleshing out,
- untwisted,
- grow larger,
- swell,
- outstretched,
- develop,
- Persisted,
- be conspicuous,
- inflate,
- bursting forth,
- soup up,
- stretch out,
- amplify,
- popped out,
- hanging over,
- protract,
- hangs fire,
- drag feet,
- burst forth,
- swelled,
- going slowly,
- shoot up,
- made tense,
- Spanned,
- drag one's feet,
- made larger,
- uncoiling,
- prolong,
- spin off,
- overdraw,
- stretching,
- runs up,
- make taut,
- Intermitted,
- lie out,
- keep going,
- untwists,
- enriches,
- untwisting,
- diffusing,
- branch out,
- thrust out,
- pop out,
- put on ice,
- be profuse,
- slap on,
- Evolved,
- let out,
- project,
- Widened,
- Bulked.
- hold,
- tense,
- drawling,
- sequel,
- ripen,
- build,
- become larger,
- dawdle,
- lengthening,
- prolongation,
- parlay,
- be prolonged,
- reserve,
- propagation,
- lingeringly,
- enhance,
- restore,
- gain time,
- add to,
- extensive,
- aggravate,
- performance,
- length,
- haul,
- protractedly,
- balloon,
- Eke,
- augmentation,
- pad out,
- dally,
- bloom,
- output,
- fructify,
- detail,
- attract,
- extent,
- mature,
- hike,
- continuation,
- prosper,
- temporize,
- aggrandise,
- perpetuate,
- flower,
- remand,
- embroider,
- drag on,
- make time,
- supplement,
- extension,
- stave off,
- expanded,
- fill out,
- enlargement,
- postpone,
- protracted,
- tarry,
- dwell on,
- generation,
- bourgeon,
- lie down,
- lengthiness,
- put out,
- retard,
- strain,
- keep,
- lengthy,
- elongated,
- procrastinate,
- tide over,
- wide,
- product,
- exalts,
- pyramid,
- linger on,
- wax,
- pull out,
- blow up,
- sleep on it,
- pull,
- bear fruit,
- tauten,
- luxuriate,
- drawl,
- blossom,
- aggrandize,
- intensify,
- delay,
- stretched,
- rise,
- addition,
- elongation,
- become greater,
- waive,
- table,
- be late,
- prolonged,
- expanse,
- extended,
- renewal,
- mantle,
- sustain,
- tighten,
- embellish,
- keep alive,
- puller,
- store,
- eviscerate,
- adjourn,
- expansion,
- preserve,
- keep back,
- amplification,
- thrive,
- elaborate,
- keep up,
- jump up,
- eke out,
- retain,
- soar,
- proliferate,
- suspend,
- build up,
- gain,
- production,
- lengthened,
- exalt,
- protraction,
- continuance,
- Longly,
- linear,
- flourish,
- attenuate,
- ziggurat,
- maintain.
How to use "Lengthen" in context?
When it comes to lengthening a word, most people think about adding an -er to the end. This is a popular method of making a word longer, but there are other ways to do it as well. Here are a few examples:
Extend: To make something last longer, extend its duration.
Enhance: To make something more appealing or impressive, enhance its features.
Instill: To fill someone or something with a feeling or emotion, instil it.
All of these examples can be used to lengthen words.
Paraphrases for Lengthen:
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Homophones for Lengthen:
- lens system, long time, longtime, lunchtime, limestone, long ton, langoustine, lomustine, long tom, laminectomy, language system.
Hyponym for Lengthen:
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- Synonyms:
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