long

Synonyms

• hankerdesire strongly or persistently
• yearndesire strongly or persistently ; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; have affection for

• "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"

• "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"

• "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"

• "a race of long gaunt men- Sherwood Anderson"
• "looked out the long French windows"

• "a retentive mind"
• "tenacious memory"

Synonyms

• retentivegood at remembering; having the capacity to retain something ; having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water
• recollectivegood at remembering
• tenaciousgood at remembering; stubbornly unyielding; sticking together

• "is long on coffee"
• "a long position in gold"

• "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"

• "long odds"

• "large goals that required farsighted policies"
• "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

Synonyms

• farseeingcapable of seeing to a great distance ; planning prudently for the future
• farsightedable to see distant objects clearly ; planning prudently for the future
• foresightedplanning prudently for the future
• foresightfulplanning prudently for the future
• prospicientplanning prudently for the future
• longsightedcapable of seeing to a great distance ; planning prudently for the future

• "long on brains"
• "in long supply"