Synonyms for Long

Top synonyms for “long”: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, hanker, longsighted, prospicient, recollective, and 67 more below.

Definitions

1. (verb)desire strongly or persistently
2. (adjective)having or being more than normal or necessary
   “long on brains”
3. (adjective)primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
   “a long road”
4. (adjective)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”
5. (adjective)(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration
   “the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long”
6. (adjective)holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices
   “is long on coffee”
7. (adjective)planning prudently for the future
   “large goals that required farsighted policies”
8. (adjective)good at remembering
   “a retentive mind”
9. (adjective)involving substantial risk
   “long odds”
10. (adjective)of relatively great height
    “a race of long gaunt men”
11. (adverb)for an extended time or at a distant time
    “a promotion long overdue”
12. (adverb)for an extended distance

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).