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long as in desire strongly or persistently
Synonyms
- hanker desire strongly or persistently
- yearn desire strongly or persistently ; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; have affection for
long as in for an extended time or at a distant time
- “a promotion long overdue“
- “something long hoped for“
- “his name has long been forgotten“
- “talked all night long“
- “how long will you be gone?“
- “arrived long before he was expected“
- “it is long after your bedtime“
long as in for an extended distance
long as in primarily temporal sense
- “being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified“
- “a long life“
- “a long boring speech“
- “a long time“
- “a long friendship“
- “a long game“
- “long ago“
- “an hour long“
long as in primarily spatial sense
- “of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified“
- “a long road“
- “a long distance“
- “contained many long words“
- “ten miles long“
long as in of relatively great height
- “a race of long gaunt men- Sherwood Anderson“
- “looked out the long French windows“
long as in good at remembering
- “a retentive mind“
- “tenacious memory“
Synonyms
- retentive good at remembering; having the capacity to retain something ; having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water
- recollective good at remembering
- tenacious good at remembering; stubbornly unyielding; sticking together
long as in holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
- “is long on coffee“
- “a long position in gold“
long as in (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
- “the English vowel sounds in `bate’, `beat’, `bite’, `boat’, `boot’ are long“
long as in involving substantial risk
- “long odds“
long as in planning prudently for the future
- “large goals that required farsighted policies“
- “took a long view of the geopolitical issues“
Synonyms
- farseeing capable of seeing to a great distance ; planning prudently for the future
- farsighted able to see distant objects clearly ; planning prudently for the future
- foresighted planning prudently for the future
- foresightful planning prudently for the future
- prospicient planning prudently for the future
- longsighted capable of seeing to a great distance ; planning prudently for the future
long as in having or being more than normal or necessary
- “long on brains“
- “in long supply“