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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

Example Sentences

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Yet Saudi airlines hold a significant advantage over Gulf competitors: a domestic market of approximately 35 million people, by far the region's largest.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

While this is by far the largest whale graveyard yet found, fossils found during trawling suggest there could be others off South Africa, the Iberian peninsula and the Crozet islands, said the study.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 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

Football remains by far Iran's most popular sport and millions are expected to follow the team's progress in North America.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The second game of the year is the annual boy-girl doubleheader against Pennsville, our archrivals in basketball and by far our best competition for the conference championship.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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