| Main Entry: | centrifugal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | radiating from a central point |
Synonyms: |
deviating, diffusive, divergent, diverging, eccentric, efferent, outward, radial, spiral, spreading |
| Notes: | centrifugal force pulls away or pushes outward; centripetal draws toward or pulls inward |
Antonyms: |
centripetal |
| Main Entry: | diffuse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wordy |
Synonyms: |
circumlocutory, copious, diffusive, digressive, discursive, dull, exuberant, lavish, lengthy, long, long-winded, loose, meandering, palaverous, profuse, prolix, rambling, random, redundant, vague, verbose, waffling, windy |
Antonyms: |
abbreviated, abridged, brief, short, succinct |
| Main Entry: | long |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interminable, excessive in length |
Synonyms: |
boundless, delayed, diffuse, diffusive, dilatory, dragging, drawn-out, for ages, forever and a day, late, lengthy, limitless, lingering, long-drawn-out, long-winded, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, slow, sustained, tardy, unending, verbose, without end, wordy |
Antonyms: |
ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, short |
| Main Entry: | circulating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flowing |
Synonyms: |
ambient, circling, circulatory, current, diffusive, fluid, in motion, moving, rotating |
Antonyms: |
motionless, stationary, still |
| Main Entry: | long-drawn-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | long |
Synonyms: |
boundless, delayed, diffuse, diffusive, dilatory, dragging, drawn-out, for ages, forever and a day, late, lengthy, limitless, lingering, long-winded, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, slow, sustained, tardy, unending, verbose, without end, wordy |