elongated
Made much longer
Elongated means stretched out or lengthened beyond typical proportions.
An elongated shadow extends across the ground at sunset.
An elongated face is noticeably longer than wide.
The word emphasizes unusual or exaggerated length rather than mere size: The artist's figures have elongated limbs that give them an otherworldly quality.
Pulled to lengthen
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- ovalElongated rounded shape
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- slenderThin and graceful
narrow · cylindrical · tubular · linear · streamlined · attenuated · drawn-out · ribbon-like
Made to last longer
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- sustainedKept up continuously
lingering · delayed · stretched · duration · timeline · process · pause · vowel
Basic unit of life
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- skullHead's bone casing
- craniumSkull bone structure
- torsoBody without limbs
limb · snout · beak · fin · leaf · stem · proboscis · tentacle
Comparative relation of parts
- figureOutline or numeral
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- ModiglianiItalian modernist painter-sculptor
Giacometti · mannerist · stylized · distorted · exaggerated · portrait · form · canvas
stretched
Pulled to lengthen
slender · narrow · cylindrical · tubular · linear · streamlined · attenuated · drawn-out · ribbon-like · rod-shaped
prolonged
Made to last longer
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
sustained · lingering · delayed · stretched · duration · timeline · process · pause · vowel · syllable
cell
Basic unit of life
torso · limb · snout · beak · fin · leaf · stem · proboscis · tentacle · spine
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
- figureOutline or numeral
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
Modigliani · Giacometti · mannerist · stylized · distorted · exaggerated · portrait · form · canvas · composition
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- heighttall, short, high, low, height
- reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
- shape wordsround, circular, oval, angular, curved
- size wordsbig, small, short, large, huge
- skinnythin, slim, slender, lean, skinny
elongatedshortened
Made more concise
short · abbreviated · compressed · contracted · truncated
- elongated bodyForm longer than wide
- elongated skullArtificially lengthened cranium