elongate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ELONGATE

of great extent from end to end <the giraffe's elongate neck is thought to be the result of natural selection>

Synonyms elongate (or elongated), extended, king-size (or king-sized), lengthy

Related Words extensive, far-reaching, longish, outstretched; oblong, rectangular; big, biggish, considerable, hefty, hulking, jumbo, large, largish, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super

Near Antonyms abbreviated, abridged, curtailed, diminished, shortened; bitty, diminutive, little, miniature, minute, puny, small, smallish, teeny, tiny, undersized (also undersize), wee

Antonyms brief, curt, short, shortish

elongate or elongated

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