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Synonyms and antonyms of lengthen in English

lengthen

verb
These are words and phrases related to lengthen. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lengthen.
This year she had to lengthen all her hems.

Synonyms

extend
elongate
stretch
protract
draw out
drag out
prolong
expand
spin out
string out
increase
fill out
flesh out
add to
pad

Antonyms

shorten
curtail
abbreviate
abridge
decrease
 Synonyms for lengthen from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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length
length around
length of existence
length of tree trunk
lengthen
lengthened
lengthening
lengthier
lengthiest part

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