Synonyms for lengthening
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The process of making or growing longer.
Forms
- Plural
- lengthenings → prolongations, extensions, elongations, productions…
Example sentences
- extension Do you have an extension cord that I could borrow?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lengthening | steady | |
| extension | falling | |
| elongation | falling | |
| prolongation | falling | |
| protraction | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- extension3
- 10 letters
- production3, elongation4
- 11 letters
- protraction
- 12 letters
- prolongation, perpetuation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extension3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- allongement
- Italiano
- allungamento
- Español
- alargamiento
- Deutsch
- Dehnung