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What is another word for
protract
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▼
▲
To extend or make longer
To rapidly grow out of proportion or control
To delay taking action
To make (someone or something) late or slow
To remain in existence, or in the same state, indefinitely or for an extended period
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▲
Verb
▲
To extend or make longer
extend
prolong
lengthen
continue
elongate
drag out
draw out
outstretch
stretch
stretch out
perpetuate
sustain
wire-draw
carry on
cool
defer
delay
draw
expand
keep up
make longer
pad
postpone
procrastinate
prolongate
spin out
stall
string out
extend the duration of
go on with
keep something going
hold off
hold up
keep going
put off
drag on
put on hold
keep alive
amplify
increase
augment
reach
distend
fill out
let out
maintain
eke out
keep
preserve
proceed
dilate
persist
retain
drag one's feet
make something go on and on
pad out
enlarge
endure
grow
spin something out
fill
draw something out
flesh out
add to
uphold
renew
widen
broaden
overstay
pull out
drag something out
last
hold
run
drag
project
elaborate
overdo
put rubber in
run on
go
increase the length of
make last
overlap
let it ride
go on
spin
pad something out
support
bear
conserve
back
favour
UK
buoy
defend
favor
US
stay with
stand by
bolster up
keep from falling
keep in existence
pull
strain
unfurl
spread
open
unfold
unroll
outspread
sprawl
inflate
swell
uncoil
flatten
untwist
unwind
spread out
fan out
roll out
pull out of shape
tauten
tighten
sling
get longer
wrench
let something down
string
slim
refine
thin
lay
lie
rarefy
place
set
arrange
overlay
level
open out
attenuate
lay on
even out
settle
put on
straighten out
put out
smooth out
shake out
lay out
array
make slender
make fine
fan
splay
flare out
more ❯
“The appearance of a rebel splinter group will merely
protract
the civil war.”
Verb
▲
To rapidly grow out of proportion or control
snowball
increase
expand
swell
escalate
multiply
burgeon
grow
mushroom
rise
proliferate
enlarge
spread
balloon
bourgeon
mount
extend
appreciate
augment
accumulate
climb
boom
accelerate
amplify
develop
gain
boost
wax
heighten
magnify
inflate
intensify
advance
aggrandize
enhance
raise
strengthen
widen
broaden
soar
build
lengthen
dilate
reinforce
progress
thicken
aggravate
distend
double
exaggerate
triple
deepen
pad
further
redouble
upsurge
supplement
prolong
annexe
UK
annex
US
sharpen
swarm
teem
pullulate
build up
roll up
step up
mark up
run up
slap on
tack on
grow quickly
increment
elevate
compound
make bigger
supersize
stretch
up
pump
make larger
hike up
beef up
pump up
blow up
shoot up
add to
become larger
puff out
accrue
rocket
spiral
open
become wider
improve
pile
ramp up
leap up
fatten
add
maximize
US
optimize
US
consolidate
enrich
bulk
bulge
bloat
better
fill out
become distended
hike
intumesce
bolster
pyramid
tumefy
jack up
top up
make better
crank up
bump up
lift
amass
make greater
inflame
reenforce
ameliorate
upraise
puff up
become bigger
get bigger
parlay
increase in size
soup up
bulk up
go up
elongate
flesh out
ratchet up
upscale
collect
follow up
jack
hype
maximise
UK
optimise
UK
flourish
thrive
bloom
prosper
blossom
mature
make headway
make progress
come on
succeed
flower
do well
be successful
sprout
come along
pick up
skyrocket
make strides
fare well
stoke
get better
spring up
germinate
go forward
gain ground
cultivate
bud
upgrade
exacerbate
accentuate
move forward
make inroads
shape up
move ahead
get on well
go places
bear fruit
go great guns
get ahead
nurture
proceed
foster
shine
evolve
show improvement
emerge
run riot
batten
fly high
get places
spread one's wings
come of age
get on
promote
spike
fortify
grow rapidly
shoot
refine
increase rapidly
worsen
become more numerous
amp up
rally
scale up
mount up
make worse
move onward
press on
press forward
forge ahead
take shape
develop well
work up
go well
make it
take steps forward
move on
move forward in leaps and bounds
turn out
get somewhere
look up
burst forth
hit it big
surge
rouse
explode
propagate
encourage
sustain
diversify
intensate
buttress
flow
go
move up
star
uplift
gather
mend
excel
vegetate
perfect
stand out
figure
arrive
march
be promoted
polish
get larger
be brilliant
be excellent
be outstanding
sweeten
score
be good
be on the up
become better
turn the corner
be skilled
come to fruition
be in good health
reign supreme
be proficient
cover ground
stand out in a crowd
grow in
take root
be expert
produce
push forward
open out
go on
push ahead
be very good
grow well
put forth shoots
take a turn for the better
push on
go through the ceiling
build on
appear
perk up
be in the pink
go to town
make the big time
have a gift for
be pre-eminent
be a success
steal the show
put forth buds
turn out well
concentrate
breed
show promise
uprise
spurt
stimulate
metastasize
increase dramatically
increase suddenly
increase in scope
branch out
well
grow stronger
grow full
get to
become large
pervade
reach
start to be
rise in value
hot up
become worse
peak
get stronger
stock up
be distinguished
be conspicuous
get higher
be fine and dandy
spring
broaden one's horizons
extend one's operations
come around
be enlarged
be stepped up
be extended
be magnified
be increased
be amplified
ascend
go from bad to worse
deteriorate
scale
gallop
develop quickly
spread quickly
develop buds
send out shoots
form buds
go sky-high
breadthen
complement
go up in price
profit
increase in value
amend
meliorate
help
produce buds
rise rapidly
go through the roof
pile up
become greater
start to grow
put forth new growth
rise up
endow
exalt
abound
convalesce
recuperate
elaborate
make a go
grow vigorously
make good
do wonders
yield
get there
make good speed
grow rich
become rich
go ahead
have legs
catch on
crack on
be enriched
move along
roll on
march on
forge on
press ahead
continue on
effloresce
make richer
hop up
jazz up
advertise
revitalize
US
advertize
spread out
spread wide
widen out
embellish
grow up
maturate
recover
incubate
jump
put up
shore up
buck up
revitalise
UK
push up
boost up
increase exponentially
put on a spurt
expatiate
be take on a new lease of life
be on the road to recovery
be given on a new lease of life
make a comeback
turn a corner
be on the mend
bounce back
triumph
nourish
work one's way
reaffirm
perform
prevail
lead
detail
embroider
establish
secure
assure
feature
reassert
reiterate
be skilful
elaborate on
give details
expand on
add detail to
put flesh on the bones of
add flesh to
improve on
restate
be good at
be skilled at
be without equal
be unsurpassed
be the best
be talented
glow
be second to none
wear the crown
be unequalled
have a gift
be unexampled
be unparalleled
be unrivalled
better oneself
make one's way
step forward
climb the ladder
work one's way up
be elevated
fuel
open up
show progress
renew
support
restore
feed
put on weight
get plump
round out
fatten up
gain weight
swell out
cement
substantiate
be strong
be well
be vigorous
corroborate
justify
fix
empower
uphold
nutrify
be in your prime
be in its heyday
be on top of the heap
go up in the world
be in good shape
piggyback
tag on
authenticate
embolden
inspirit
prepare
provide for
poise
make strong
give strength to
nurse
nerve
ready
make healthy
make stronger
endorse
underpin
settle
make firm
firm up
back up
lend more weight to
give weight to
give sheepskin
graduate
finish
get out
certify
confer degree
complete education
be commissioned
take a degree
gain promotion
get a degree
grant diploma
win
earn
confirm
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delay taking action
procrastinate
dally
delay
stall
dawdle
temporise
UK
temporize
US
adjourn
defer
dither
haver
hesitate
postpone
prolong
retard
vacillate
waver
cool
goldbrick
lag
poke
swither
tarry
wait
drag
linger
loiter
pause
stay
dilly-dally
put off
be dilatory
defer action
drag your feet
hold off
let slide
shilly-shally
take a raincheck
drag one's feet
hum and haw
play for time
postpone action
hang fire
put off doing something
suspend action
be indecisive
be undecided
use delaying tactics
play a waiting game
kick the can down the road
drag one's heels
hang back
dillydally
lollygag
diddle
mope
hang about
lallygag
creep
crawl
waste time
falter
hold back
hang around
take one's time
filibuster
take your time
idle
plod
equivocate
halt
trail
prevaricate
straggle
kill time
stagger
stonewall
gain time
fluctuate
fritter away
trifle
hedge
mark time
fall behind
blow hot and cold
get no place fast
teeter
lag behind
saunter
wabble
pussyfoot around
scruple
wobble
goof off
beat about the bush
buy time
amble
putter
while away time
fool around
drag your heels
stop
potter
loaf
lose time
loll
oscillate
balance
be unsure
be slow
potter around
potter about
slouch
trudge
tail
tool
potter round
drift
hover
flag
hang out
sit around
slacken
stay put
warm a chair
horse around
hem and haw
drop behind
let the grass grow under one's feet
sit on the fence
shuffle
move slowly
not keep pace
discontinue
cease
burn daylight
fiddle about
piddle
fritter away time
pass the time
take one's own sweet time
while away the time
obstruct
penelopize
slack
hold on
tergiversate
bide
totter
be irresolute
shirk
remain
be evasive
use dilatory tactics
stroll
hang on
wait around
prevent
block
demur
be uncertain
meander
palter
balk
US
sit tight
put something on the back burner
traik
be doubtful
dodge
mess around
um and ah
hinder
baulk
UK
rest
lodge
boondoggle
be long
be tardy
hang round
fool with
while away
trifle with
play games with
fool about
avoid committing oneself
mooch
mosey
skulk
stay back
shy away
shrink back
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
adopt Fabian tactics
goof around
stop over
shamble
wander
ramble
pass time
go slowly
slough
dabble
lurk
traipse
shillyshally
be ambivalent
employ delaying tactics
stall for time
use Fabian tactics
avoid making a decision
hold the phone
be in two minds
faff about
fall back
decrease
drop
fail
diminish
wane
trail behind
drag behind
ebb
bring up the rear
fall off
slow
inch along
inch
be behind
hobble
drop back
lose strength
slow up
lounge
limp
jelly
distract
divert
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
hold over
toddle
diddle-daddle
fritter time away
shlep along
scrounge around
bum around
sit on one's butt
think twice
hang
deliberate
abide
yo-yo
stick around
get cold feet
desist
dwell
take a breather
let up
take a break
stop briefly
reside
await
take ten
call time
have a breather
take five
squat
go at a snail's pace
put on hold
perch
bunk
roost
nest
sweat it out
hold your horses
hold your fire
bide one's time
stay behind
keep on
hold the fort
be left
see-saw
refuse
avoid
rebuff
evade
resist
kick around
kick about
stand
stick
settle
endure
remain behind
put down roots
outstay
continue
establish yourself
stay out
establish oneself
tumble
tremble
surcease
refrain
take too long
be leisurely
proceed in a leisurely fashion
not hurry
refrain from
lurch
roll
quaver
sway
bobble
reel
put something off
take no action
nose
avoid doing something
snail
sojourn
ooze
change one's mind
break
keep from doing something
hold one's horses
draggle
creak along
bivouac
live
inhabit
cling
interrupt
limp along
creep along
hang heavy
wear on
advance slowly
break off
stay over
make camp
stay on
slow down
appear to pass slowly
go on and on
go on too long
pull up
sideline
shake
suspend
take a breath
reflect
become tedious
look forward
lie in wait
be patient
lie low
keep shirt on
hold one's breath
save it
sweat it
hang onto your hat
cool it
hold everything
wait in the wings
sit up for
twiddle one's thumbs
stand by
wait on
kick your heels
cool your heels
stay up for
bide your time
alternate
come to standstill
catch one's breath
break it up
seesaw
pussyfoot
stumble
stop what you're doing
doubt
boggle
flounder
ponder
mammer
debate
weigh
be hesitant
be reluctant
be unwilling
pull back
think about
sit on fence
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make (someone or something) late or slow
delay
retard
impede
hamper
hinder
obstruct
postpone
restrain
stall
arrest
derail
detain
foil
restrict
retardate
stymie
thwart
trammel
block
cramp
cripple
curb
defer
halt
hobble
interrupt
pause
prevent
repress
withhold
crimp
cumber
deter
fetter
hamstring
inhibit
prorogue
remit
shackle
shelve
slow
stop
bar
brake
check
choke
clog
confine
encumber
frustrate
handcuff
hold
intermit
prolong
hold back
hold up
put off
set back
slow down
slow up
bog down
interfere with
keep back
shut down
shut off
stave off
take down
back off
close off
hold off on
put back
choke off
hold over
make late
put a brake on
get in the way of
stand in the way of
bring to screeching halt
hog-tie
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
adjourn
suspend
table
reschedule
pigeonhole
stay
mothball
extend
hold off
hold in abeyance
put on ice
put on hold
lay on the table
put in cold storage
put on back burner
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
procrastinate
respite
lay over
put over
hang fire
set aside
give rain check
prorogate
recess
waive
carry over
continue
keep in abeyance
lengthen
cease
discontinue
break off
terminate
dissolve
disband
put aside
put in abeyance
pink-slip
omit
inactivate
cut short
can
file
quit
push back
bring to an end
lay off
hang up
rule out
break up
count out
call a halt to
lay aside
put an end to
put on the shelf
put a stop to
give a rain check
temporise
UK
take a raincheck
temporize
US
dally
handicap
baulk
UK
balk
US
limit
constrain
tie up
baffle
decelerate
get in the way
manacle
embarrass
bork
short-circuit
bridle
curtail
interfere
slacken
forestall
mire
reduce
disrupt
oppose
inconvenience
bind
be a hindrance to
weigh down
suppress
keep
prohibit
control
stem
catch
still
lessen
decrease
embog
keep waiting
moderate
stonewall
neutralize
US
loiter
regulate
crab
bottleneck
scupper
freeze
entrammel
counteract
neutralise
UK
draw up
rein in
incommode
pull up
fetch up
bring to a standstill
discommode
leash
entangle
nip in the bud
cramp one's style
tie one's hands
saddle with
ruin
sink
cause to wait
avert
cause to stay
end
tie
debilitate
overload
penelopize
reserve
muzzle
burden
temper
stunt
disadvantage
discomfit
rattle
faze
dam
contravene
debar
resist
down
hesitate
loaf
falter
dawdle
flag
poke
bog
get bogged down
chain
disconcert
oppress
bother
charge
idle
drag one's feet
abate
lag
diminish
let up
foul up
screw up
make difficult
reef
quiet
qualify
box in
shut out
louse up
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
affect
disturb
cut off
tamper
influence
confuse
jam
conflict
trouble
give a hard time
throw a spoke in the wheel of
throw a spanner in the works
put the brakes on
lose steam
cut down
wind down
cut back
back-water
lose speed
anchor it
fix
scrub
sidetrack
drop
brace
bring up
bring to a screeching halt
lock up
rein
stifle
contain
muffle
squelch
smother
swallow
let down flaps
hit the brakes
sabotage
sandbag
govern
staunch
fight back
throttle
knock off
obscure
screen
complicate
repulse
discourage
bottle up
circumvent
tame
rebuff
choke back
checkmate
keep in check
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
keep a lid on
bite back
hold in
hold down
stem the flow of
monkey with
put a spoke in someone's wheel
play for time
more ❯
Verb
▲
To remain in existence, or in the same state, indefinitely or for an extended period
last
continue
endure
persist
linger
remain
bide
extend
perpetuate
abide
exist
grind
perdure
hold
live
maintain
pass
proceed
progress
project
stay
sustain
take
tarry
be
recur
repeat
go on
keep going
carry on
run on
drag on
keep on
live on
stay on
stick around
be prolonged
grind away
hold fast
plough on
press on
stay around
hold on
have no end
survive
keep up
hold up
hang on
dwell
prevail
reside
persevere
hang around
hold out
be extant
lodge
stand
occur
hang round
be present
happen
stay put
hang out
sit tight
bear on
last out
live out
cling
standby
stick
attend
be protracted
be persistent
keep at
cling on
die slowly
cling to life
continue to exist
lie in wait
sweat it
hold the phone
watch for
hang in
stay round
see out
be left
hang in the air
remain standing
go ahead
take place
advance
comport
execute
ramble
act
come about
bear
behave
deport
conduct
wait
be found
lie
rest
hang
inhabit
hover
be real
be in existence
be the case
be existent
be met with
be latent
hang about
stay over
wait around
hold the fort
more ❯
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