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out of the way

adjective as in distant

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“It was just an out-of-the-way village when we were there,” Gerald says.

It caused such a controversy that it later was moved to a more out-of-the-way cemetery called Live Oak.

We might be better off whispering our kudos or toasting each other in out-of-the-way bars.

Lost names, forsaken beliefs…Bouvier is fascinated too by the Westerners washed up in these out-of-the-way lands.

You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.

Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.

Now, how comes it that you have turned up in this out-of-the-way part of the world?

The chief delight of motoring in Britain is seeing the country and the out-of-the-way places.

“My having spent the last few years of my life in an out-of-the-way part of Ireland may account for that,” said Wallace.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to out-of-the-way, such as: far-off, isolated, obscure, remote, removed, and secluded.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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