Synonyms for "prolongation" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

extensionadjournaladjournmentcoming afterconsecutionconsecutivenesscontinualnesscontinuancecontinuationcontinuitydefermentdeferral

Noun(4 words)

protractioncontinuancecontinuationdeferment

Strong matches (23)

Noun(5 words)

deferralextensionlengtheninglengthinessperpetuation

descentelongationenduranceextension of timefollowinglengtheninglengthinesslinelineagelingeringlogical sequencemaintenanceorderorder of successionperpetuationperseverancepersistenceposteriority

Related words (39)

postponementpostpositionprocessionprocrastinationproductionprogressprogressionprojectionprorogationprotractionpursuanceputting-offrepetitionrotationrunsequenceseriesstaying powerstraight coursestrain

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stretchstretchingstringing outsubjunctionsuccessionsuccessivenesssuffixationsustained actionsustenancetablingtensionuninterrupted courseunremittingnesswaywing

Noun(4 words)

procrastinationprolongmentprorogationstretching

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

continuancecontinuationdurationlengthlongness

Synonyms

2 entries

extensionlengthiness

derived

2 entries

nonprolongationprolongational

derived from

1 entries

prolong

is a

1 entries

continuance

related to

2 entries

extensionprolong

Translations

13 translations across 9 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries

• ἀπότασις noun (an extension)

Bulgarian

2 entries

• продължение noun (an extension)
• удължение noun (an extension)

German

2 entries

• Prolongation noun (an extension)
• Verlängerung noun (an extension)

Greek

1 entries

• παράταση noun (an extension)

Irish

1 entries

• fadú noun (an extension)

Māori

1 entries

• roanga noun (an extension)

Spanish

3 entries

• prolongación noun (an extension)
• prorrogación noun (an extension)
• prórroga noun (an extension)

Tagalog

1 entries

• padayon noun (an extension)

Turkish

1 entries

• uzantı noun (an extension)

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