Definitions

by far

ADVERB

easily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually certainly clearly definitely probably really surely

WEAK

absolutely almost certainly assuredly beyond question decidedly doubtless doubtlessly far and away indeed indisputably indubitably no doubt plainly positively truly undeniably undoubtedly unequivocally unquestionably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously indefinitely questionably

WEAK

difficultly doubtedly dubitably

ADVERB

far and away

Synonyms

WEAK

by a great deal far and wide to the highest degree without doubt

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"The EU is still by far the most important trading partner for Switzerland," explains Minsch, adding that is it is "in our interest to have stable and clear relationships with our main trading partner".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Take the U.S., whose current-account deficit of $1.1 trillion is by far the largest single imbalance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The IPO would be the largest on record, by far eclipsing the 2019 offering by Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, which raised $29.4 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Falkbridge was by far the most powerful man in the Thieves Quarter.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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