Synonyms for far

Most common

distant

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Adjective

Adverb

Antonyms

close, near, proximate

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Distant; remote in space.

2. adv. 1

   To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.

   You have all come far and you will go further.

Related words

Word family

far-famed far-feeling far-fetched far-flung far-left far-lefter farness far-off

Phrases

so far thus far go far as far as far from far and wide far sight go too far

Example sentences

• distant He was going to Kabylie to see his distant family.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

well¹, long¹, away², cold¹

6 letters

remote²

7 letters

removed², distant²

8 letters

outlying³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (away² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

lointain

Deutsch

entlegen

Català

llunyà