Synonyms for protracted
pro·tract·ed

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1. drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protractedadjective

   relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

   "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"

   Synonyms:
   lengthened, lengthy, prolonged, extensive, elongated, extended, drawn-out

   Antonyms:
   short

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1. wordy

   rarely used word for verbose, expressed in too many words.

   he made his point with a taughty piece of literature.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "protracted":

   prolonged, lengthy, extended, long, long-standing, long-term, long-drawn-out, drawn-out, time-consuming, sustained, lasting, long-lasting, longstanding, endless, long-running

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1. Robert Shiller:

   If we do see protracted inflation now, Nobel Prize-winning will be a disgrace to this country, and Nobel Prize-winning will lower trust in institutions even more.

2. Director Kristalina Georgieva:

   In our current baseline scenario, announced policies are implemented and China's economy would return to normal in the second quarter. As a result, the impact on the world economy would be relatively minor and short-lived, but we are also looking at more dire scenarios where the spread of the virus continues for longer and more globally, and the growth consequences are more protracted.

3. Vitor Constancio:

   Potential growth is very low and in present conditions, we fear that this will be a protracted period of low growth.

4. United Nations:

   Any side that would want to push the country in either direction would be inviting a protracted conflict in the vein of an Iraq-Libya-Syria combined scenario.

5. Michael Blackwell:

   We shouldn’t compound the problems for birds by subjecting them to a particularly miserable and protracted means of euthanasia.