Words and phrases that have a meaning related to lengthen: (133 results)
Antonyms:
shorten
Often used in the same context:
shorten, prolong, extend, elongate, reduce, widen, constrict, lessen, alter, improve, enhance, modify, thicken, loosen, weaken, strengthen, diminish, stiffen, rearrange, truncate, tighten, toughen, accelerate, expand, harden, steepen, add, stretched, broaden, lighten, reevaluate, amend, curtail, intensify, complicate, enlarge, soften, shrink, freshen, adjust, protract, reexamine, heighten, simplify, realign, lasts, hinder, deepen, renew, stagger, pare, interrupt, decreasing, restrict, compress, limiting, straighten, brighten, reshape, readjust, reassess, tweak, thinned, erode, rejuvenate, minimize, optimize, bolster, reconsider, maximize, aggravate, elevate, enliven, allow, entangle, deplete, exacerbate, relax, whittle, boosts, relieve, terminate, crimp, worsen, amplify, elapses, postpone, multiply, smoothen, trimming, slows, sever, roughen, streamline, sharpen, eliminate, individualise, impede, hamper, suspend, augment, hasten, bunk, ab, acuminate, anal, anthony, barbs, barrett, bench, benches, bookshelf, brackets, bracts, branching, breastworks, brian, bunks, calculation, canine, canines, cleat
More specific:
draw out
More general:
Also try:grow
— Adjectives for lengthen: long, little, short, opposite, more, lowest
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