What does protracted mean?
Protracted means simple past and past participle of protract.
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/pɹəˈtɹæk.tɪd/ · verb
simple past and past participle of protract.
a protracted and bitter dispute
... inheritance of protracted misery ...
The gleefully sadistic killer pushes Jaime into a fight, telling him that he slept with Cersei, and after a protracted struggle, even sinks his blade into Jaime’s side. But it turns out that a metal hand can be valuable in battle, after all, and Jaime uses it to help sink his own sword into Euron’s stomach
Use protracted when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Protracted means simple past and past participle of protract.
Common synonyms include long-drawn-out, abiding, chronic, continuate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a protracted and bitter dispute
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