drawn-out

1. 1.

   relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

   “a drawn-out argument”

   “an extended discussion”

   “a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law”

   “a prolonged and bitter struggle”

   “protracted negotiations”

   Synonymsextendedlengthyprolongedprotracted

   Similarlong
2. 2.

   (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels

   Similarslow

Questions about drawn-out

What does drawn-out mean?

drawn-out means "relatively long in duration; tediously protracted". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in drawn-out?

drawn-out has 2 syllables: draw-n-out. The stress falls on "draw".

What is another word for drawn-out?

Close synonyms include extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is drawn-out a common word?

drawn-out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.