prolonging
Making something last
Prolonging is the present participle of prolong, meaning to extend the duration of something beyond what might be expected or desired.
You can prolong a conversation, a conflict, or someone's suffering.
Medical interventions may prolong life, and delays prolong uncertainty.
Stop prolonging the inevitable.
The word often carries a negative connotation, suggesting that something is being stretched out unnecessarily or painfully.
Make longer or larger
- stretchPull to extend
- protractExtend duration unnecessarily
- draw outExtract or extend
- continueGo on without stopping
sustain · maintain · perpetuate · preserve · drag out · spin out · string out · carry on
Continuing despite difficulty
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- lastingContinuing through time
- enduringPersisting through time
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
extended · ongoing · perpetual · unending · interminable · ceaseless · relentless · unrelenting
Remaining alive against odds
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sustenanceMeans of living
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
remission · palliative · hospice · eldercare · anti-aging · vitality · endurance · immortality
extend
Make longer or larger
continue · sustain · maintain · perpetuate · preserve · drag out · spin out · string out · carry on · hold out
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- lastingContinuing through time
- enduringPersisting through time
drawn-out · extended · ongoing · perpetual · unending · interminable · ceaseless · relentless · unrelenting · continual
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- sustenanceMeans of living
- life supportSystems maintaining vital functions
resuscitation · remission · palliative · hospice · eldercare · anti-aging · vitality · endurance · immortality · lifespan
delay
Enforced waiting period
procrastinate · put off · hold off · suspend · adjourn · drag feet · buy time · forestall · stave off · filibuster
prolongingshortening
Reducing length or duration
curtailing · abbreviating · abridging · truncating · cutting short
prolongingending
Final portion of something
terminating · stopping · concluding · finishing · halting
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