lengthy
The word “lengthy” has 2 syllables: length-y
It's pronounced as /ˈlɛŋkθi/
What is synonym and antonym for lengthy?
In the thesaurus, “lengthy” has 49 synonyms and 35 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for lengthy along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for lengthy
- aeonian
- aeonic
- all-day
- all-night
- big
- biggish
- considerable
- elongate
- elongated
- endless
- everlasting
- extended
- extensive
- far
- far-reaching
- great
- hefty
- hulking
- interminable
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- large
- largish
- long
- long-drawn
- long-drawn-out
- long-lived
- long-term
- longish
- marathon
- multiday
- multiyear
- oblong
- outstretched
- overlong
- overscale
- overscaled
- oversize
- oversized
- permanent
- persistent
- prolonged
- protracted
- rectangular
- sizable
- sizeable
- substantial
- super
Antonyms for lengthy
- abbreviated
- abridged
- abrupt
- bitty
- brief
- condensed
- curt
- curtailed
- diminished
- diminutive
- ephemeral
- fleeting
- impermanent
- little
- mini
- miniature
- minute
- momentary
- puny
- short
- short-lived
- short-range
- short-term
- shortened
- shortish
- small
- smallish
- sudden
- teeny
- tiny
- transient
- transitory
- undersize
- undersized
- wee
Meanings of lengthy
- adjective
- Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
- Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.
Example Sentences
- The meeting was unnecessarily lengthy and could have been an email.
- He gave a lengthy explanation that confused more than it clarified.
- After a lengthy delay, the flight finally took off.
- The contract includes a lengthy list of terms and conditions.
- She wrote a lengthy letter describing her experiences abroad.
On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lengthy, such as: abbreviated, abridged, abrupt, aeonian, aeonic, all-day, all-night.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
waffling
- alternating
- ambivalent
- beating about the bush
- beating around the bush
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- blowing hot and cold
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- misleading statement
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- mobile
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- neutral
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- open
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- oscillating
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- suppressio veri
- temperamental
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oblong
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- disciform
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- oval
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- overscale
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- ovoid
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- rectangular
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- super
wall-to-wall
- SRO
- absolute
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- public
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- rug
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- runner
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- scopic
- scopious
- seething
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- spacious
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- stiff with
- stuffed
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- sweeping
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- tapestry
- teeming
- the big picture
- the whole shebang
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- thick
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- thorough
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- thronged
- throw rug
- tight
- to the roof
- topped off
- tumid
- ubiquitary
- ubiquitous
- umbrella
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- up to here
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- widespread
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- wrapped
far
- a good way
- a long way
- a lot
- absolutely
- abundantly
- achingly
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- afar
- all-day
- all-night
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- altogether
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- archly
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- astonishingly
- astronomically
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- awful
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- bit
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- bone
- colossally
- completely
- considerably
- corking
- cracking
- damn
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- dang
- deadly
- decidedly
- deep
- deeply
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- downright
- eminently
- end of rainbow
- endless
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- especially
- ever
- everlasting
- exceeding
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- excessively
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- extensively
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- fantastically
- far piece
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- flat-out
- frightfully
- full
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- good ways
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- heavily
- highly
- hugely
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- incomparably
- incredibly
- intensely
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- majorly
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- miles
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- monumentally
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- multiyear
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- palpably
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- positively
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- somewhat
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- terribly
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- thoroughly
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- vastly
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- very much
- visibly
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great
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- Himalayan
- OK
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