1. long-term
adjective. ['ˈlɔŋˈtɝːm'] relating to or extending over a relatively long time.
Synonyms
- long-run
- long
Antonyms
- improvident
- unretentive
- unmindful
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2. short-term
adjective. ['ˌʃɔrtˈtɝːm'] relating to or extending over a limited period.
Synonyms
- short-run
Antonyms
- tall
- high
3. long
adjective. ['ˈlɔŋ'] primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.
Synonyms
- long-lasting
- protracted
- nightlong
- long-acting
- long-run
- long-term
- duration
- weeklong
- drawn-out
- perennial
- long-life
- long-lived
- longish
- lasting
- yearlong
- continuing
- interminable
- lengthy
- monthlong
- extended
- long-dated
- chronic
- longitudinal
- daylong
- endless
- eight-day
- womb-to-tomb
- hourlong
- eternal
- long-range
- lifelong
- semipermanent
- seven-day
- all-night
- prolonged
- agelong
- bimestrial
- durable
- longstanding
- time-consuming
- length
Antonyms
- sporadic
- impermanent
- eradicable
- unstable
Etymology
- long (Middle English (1100-1500))
- longen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- langian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. long
adjective. ['ˈlɔŋ'] primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.
Synonyms
- extendable
- long-handled
- elongate
- oblong
- long-wool
- far
- lengthened
- extended
- long-wooled
- polysyllabic
- long-staple
- sesquipedalian
- long-range
- pole-handled
- prolonged
- stretch
- elongated
- extendible
- lank
- length
Antonyms
- permanence
- impermanence
- longness
- fast
Etymology
- long (Middle English (1100-1500))
- longen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- langian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. term
noun. ['ˈtɝːm'] a word or expression used for some particular thing.
Synonyms
- word
Antonyms
- uptime
- day
Etymology
- terme (Middle English (1100-1500))
- terme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. term
verb. ['ˈtɝːm'] name formally or designate with a term.
Synonyms
- name
Antonyms
- software
- inessential
Etymology
- terme (Middle English (1100-1500))
- terme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. term
noun. ['ˈtɝːm'] a limited period of time.
Synonyms
- school term
- sentence
- session
- academic term
- incumbency
- academic session
- prison term
- period of time
- time
- tenure
- period
- time period
- term of office
Antonyms
- universal proposition
- particular
- particular proposition
- noncitizen
Etymology
- terme (Middle English (1100-1500))
- terme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. term
noun. ['ˈtɝːm'] (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.
Synonyms
- condition
- understanding
- agreement
Antonyms
- antemeridian
- demote
- middle
- beginning
Etymology
- terme (Middle English (1100-1500))
- terme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. long
verb. ['ˈlɔŋ'] desire strongly or persistently.
Synonyms
- yearn
- hanker
- languish
- want
- ache
- desire
- yen
Antonyms
- finite
- discontinuous
- aperiodic
- perishable
Etymology
- long (Middle English (1100-1500))
- longen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- langian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. term
noun. ['ˈtɝːm'] any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial.
Antonyms
- downtime
Etymology
- terme (Middle English (1100-1500))
- terme (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Example sentences of the word long-term
1. Noun Phrase
Level four changes can be unsuccessful in the long term if the small changes are not supported throughout the organization.