Definition for Lengthening:

• Increasing in length; becoming longer.

Synonyms for Lengthening:

• adj.

  •protractile (adjective)
  • stretchable.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • lengthening,
  • perpetuation.
  •amplification (noun)
  • deepenings,
  • uppings,
  • boostings,
  • heightenings,
  • strengthenings,
  • stretchings,
  • fleshing outs,
  • lengthenings,
  • supplementings,
  • expatiations.
  •elongation (noun)
  • elongation,
  • Prolonging.
  •expansion (noun)
  • engorgement,
  • spreading,
  • development,
  • crescendo,
  • growth,
  • enlargement,
  • thickening,
  • swelling,
  • augmentation,
  • dilation,
  • expansion,
  • inflation,
  • increment,
  • increase,
  • magnification.
  •extension (noun)
  • ex-tents,
  • in creases,
  • spreading outs,
  • dis tensions,
  • drawing outs,
  • de-lay,
  • dis-tensions,
  • ex-tent,
  • dis tension,
  • ex-tensions,
  • de-lays,
  • de lay,
  • dis-tension,
  • ex-tension,
  • ex tension,
  • in crease,
  • in-creases,
  • ex tent,
  • de lays,
  • ex tents,
  • ex tensions,
  • in-crease,
  • continuings.
  •production (noun)
  • formulations,
  • fructification,
  • fructifications,
  • formulation,
  • stagings,
  • extention,
  • authoring.
  •protraction (noun)
  • pro tractions,
  • pro traction,
  • pro-tractions,
  • pro-traction.

• v.

  •expanding (verb)
  • Dilating,
  • developing,
  • Engorging,
  • Distending.
  •extending (verb)
  • Elongating.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • protractile,
  • Extending.
  •n.
  • amplification,
  • continuance,
  • continuation,
  • dilatation,
  • distension,
  • elaboration,
  • expatiation,
  • extension,
  • intensification,
  • production,
  • prolongation,
  • protraction,
  • stretching,
  • Dilatations,
  • raisings,
  • distensions,
  • fleshing out,
  • intensifications,
  • spreading out,
  • widenings.

Paraphrases for Lengthening:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    prolongation, Prolonging.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Prolonging.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    extension.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Extending, stretch, renewal, increase, protraction, expansion, rollover.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    broadening, incrementing, expanding, stretching, renewing, Perpetuating, enabling, increased, Sustaining, growing, rendering, bringing, continuing, lying, Protracting, soaring, scheme, rising, freeing, keeping, making, increase.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    elongation, length, continuation.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Extending.

Antonyms for Lengthening:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    shortening, cutback, curtailment, abbreviation, abridgment.

Lengthening Sentence Examples:

• Spaces of too great length at the end of a line may be avoided by slightly lengthening the preceding words or the spaces between them.

• The shadows were already lengthening, the sun still shone steadily, though it had sunk a good deal in the heavens, and from the green and glittering waves of the Rhine a cool breeze was wafted over our hot faces.

Homophones for Lengthening:

• longsightedness, lengthiness, line-shooting, Langston Hughes, long-acting, Longways Dance.

Hyponym for Lengthening:

• n.

  • act
    continuance, continuation.