Because of the protracted depression, many workers are unemployed.
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Protracted
/pɹəˈtɹæk.tɪd/
Synonyms for "protracted" (78 found)
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Adjective(9 words)
extendextended pausejutlasting disagreementlengthenlengthiestlong durationlong term displacementlong term impact
Related words (39)
long-drawn-outlong-pendinglong-spunlong-windedlongiloquentlongsomemarathonnever-endingoverlongpaddedprolixprolongatedprolongedpulledspun outspun-outstragglingstrainedstretchedstretched out
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Noun(2 words)
prolonged distractiontime consuming guesswork
Verb(1 words)
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More and more divorcing couples are undertaking protracted and expensive legal proceedings for custody rights over the family pets.
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Saturn's daughter, fearing it, and remembering the protracted war which she had first waged at Troy on behalf of her beloved Argives -- the causes of her anger and her fierce grievances had still not died down in her soul.
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Their interview was protracted beyond that at which they usually parted.
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