Cutback and Prolonging

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Cutback noun - A reduction in quantity or rate.

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Prolonging is an antonym for cutback.

Prolonging noun - The act of making longer.

Usage example: his habitual prolonging of any task so that it fills up an entire afternoon

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Cutback is an antonym for prolonging.

Nearby Words: prolong, prolonged, prolongation

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Prolonging and Cutback. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutback/prolonging

Cutback & Prolonging. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutback/prolonging>.

Prolonging or Cutback. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutback/prolonging.

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