| distant | | |
| adj. | 1. distant | separated in space or coming from or going to a distance.; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" |
| ~ far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| ~ deep | very distant in time or space.; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe" |
| ~ extreme | most distant in any direction.; "the extreme edge of town" |
| ~ far-flung | remote.; "far-flung corners of the Empire" |
| ~ long-distance | covering a long distance.; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver" |
| ~ nonadjacent | not adjacent; not next. |
| ~ out-of-town | happening in or being of another town or city.; "an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school" |
| ~ yon, yonder | distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal).; "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?" |
| adj. | 2. distant, remote | far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship.; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" |
| ~ faraway | far removed mentally.; "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes" |
| ~ loosely knit | having only distant social or legal ties.; "a loosely knit group" |
| ~ removed | separated in relationship by a given degree of descent.; "a cousin once removed" |
| ~ ulterior | beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote.; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior" |
| adj. | 3. aloof, distant, upstage | remote in manner.; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" |
| ~ reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence.; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion" |
| adj. | 4. distant, remote, removed | separate or apart in time.; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" |
| ~ far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| adj. | 5. distant, remote | located far away spatially.; "distant lands"; "remote stars" |
| ~ far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| far | | |
| n. (group) | 1. alir, army for the liberation of rwanda, far, former armed forces, interahamwe | a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again.; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" |
| ~ act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear. |
| ~ foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization | a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals. |
| ~ ruanda, rwanda, rwandese republic | a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony. |
| adj. | 2. far | located at a great distance in time or space or degree.; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
| ~ cold | of a seeker; far from the object sought. |
| ~ remote, distant | located far away spatially.; "distant lands"; "remote stars" |
| ~ removed, remote, distant | separate or apart in time.; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" |
| ~ far-off, faraway | very far away in space or time.; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times" |
| ~ farther | more distant in especially space or time.; "they live in the farther house" |
| ~ farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, uttermost, utmost | (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order.; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" |
| ~ further, farther | more distant in especially degree.; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" |
| ~ off the beaten track, out-of-the-way | remote from populous or much-traveled regions.; "they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort" |
| ~ outlying | relatively far from a center or middle.; "outlying settlements" |
| adj. | 3. far | being of a considerable distance or length.; "a far trek" |
| ~ long | primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified.; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long" |
| adj. | 4. far | being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle.; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse" |
| ~ right | being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream" |
| adj. | 5. far | beyond a norm in opinion or actions.; "the far right" |
| ~ immoderate | beyond reasonable limits.; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending" |
| adv. | 6. far | to a considerable degree; very much.; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together" |
| adv. | 7. far | at or to or from a great distance in space.; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other" |
| adv. | 8. far | at or to a certain point or degree.; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?" |
| adv. | 9. far | remote in time.; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past" |
| adv. | 10. far | to an advanced stage or point.; "a young man who will go very far" |
| remote | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. remote, remote control | a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance.; "he lost the remote for his TV" |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ remote-control bomb | a bomb that can be detonated by remote control. |
| adj. | 2. outside, remote | very unlikely.; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" |
| ~ unlikely | has little chance of being the case or coming about.; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" |
| adj. | 3. outback, remote | inaccessible and sparsely populated. |
| ~ inaccessible, unaccessible | capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all. |
| yonder | | |
| adj. | 1. yon, yonder | distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal).; "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?" |
| ~ distant | separated in space or coming from or going to a distance.; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" |
| adv. | 2. yon, yonder | at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal).; "the house yonder"; "scattered here and yon" |
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