The stock market is in a prolonged slump.
Source: tatoeba (21201)
Prolonged
/pɹəʊˈlɒŋd/
Synonyms for "prolonged" (108 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (32)
Adjective(17 words)
extendedextended operationextended pauseextensiveextensive monographextensive research evidencelargolengthenedlengthierlengthiestlengthylingering impressionlong durationlong haltlong movelong piecelong stint
Verb(4 words)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (54)
Adjective(10 words)
long term degradationlong term displacementlong term goallong term trendlongerlongishprotractedslowstretched stringunending
Noun(9 words)
long term development goalslong term planlong term routinelong term storagelong-term trendmore sustainedoutstayingoverstayingsustained life
long windedlong-continuinglong-drawnlong-drawn-outlong-pendinglong-windedlongsomemarathonoverlongprolixprolongatedprotractedpulledspun outspun-outstragglingstrainedstretchedstretched outstretched-out
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8 entriesextended durationlengthened periodlengthy sessionnarrative extensionoverlong waitsession extensionstory extensiontime extension
Collocations
8 entriesprolonged debateprolonged droughtprolonged durationprolonged exposureprolonged illnessprolonged lockdownprolonged periodprolonged waiting
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The session will be prolonged again.
Source: tatoeba (22544)
There followed a prolonged silence.
Source: tatoeba (48100)
The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.
Source: tatoeba (48569)
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