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Synonyms for outlying

Most common

remote distant far-flung

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Relatively remote from some central location.

    The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.

Related words

Word family
outlier

Example sentences

  • remote Layla lived a remote life in the depths of France.
  • distant He was going to Kabylie to see his distant family.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
outlyingfalling
remotesteady
distantrising

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

By length

3 letters
far1
6 letters
remote2
7 letters
distant2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remote2 = 2 syllables).