Prolong
Prolong verb - To make longer.
Recapitulate is an antonym for prolong.
Nearby Words: prolongation, prolonging
Recapitulate
Recapitulate verb - To make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report).
Usage example: the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting
Prolong is an antonym for recapitulate.
Common collocations
| bit | prolong bit | recapitulate bit |
Cite this Source
Recapitulate and Prolong. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prolong/recapitulate
Prolong & Recapitulate. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prolong/recapitulate>.
Recapitulate or Prolong. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prolong/recapitulate.
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