LENGTHENING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word lengthening. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LENGTHENING
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| continuation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of continuing an activity without interruption • a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction • the consequence of being lengthened in duration | ||||||||
| elongation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being elongated • an addition to the length of something • the act of lengthening something | ||||||||
| extension | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt • act of expanding in scope; making more widely available • the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions • an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students • act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb • a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to • the ability to raise the working leg high in the air • amount or degree or range to which something extends • an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line • an addition to the length of something • an addition that extends a main building | ||||||||
| increase | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
| prolongation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of prolonging something • amount or degree or range to which something extends • the consequence of being lengthened in duration | ||||||||
| protraction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the consequence of being lengthened in duration • the act of prolonging something | ||||||||
| stretching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • act of expanding by lengthening or widening • exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | ||||||||
| prolonging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer • lengthen or extend in duration or space | ||||||||
