Cursory and Prolonged

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Cursory adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.

Usage example: your essays require more than a cursory effort at proofreading

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Prolonged is an antonym for cursory.

Nearby Words: cursorily, cursor

Prolonged adjective - Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.

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Cursory is an antonym for prolonged.

Nearby Words: prolongation, prolonging

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Prolonged and Cursory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cursory/prolonged

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