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distant
adjective as in faraway
Weak matches
- a piece
- abroad
- abstracted
- apart
- arm's length
- asunder
- away
- backwoods
- beyond range
- far back
- farther
- further
- in the background
- in the boonies
- in the distance
- in the sticks
- indirect
- middle of nowhere
- not home
- out of earshot
- out of range
- out of reach
- out-of-the-way
- outlying
- retired
- secret
- separate
- sequestered
- telescopic
- unapproachable
- ways
- wide of
- yonder
adjective as in aloof
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In it, Deen visits a plantation that was once owned by a distant ancestor of hers named Billy.
From Salon
Recreations of prehistoric life are happily kept to a minimum, and made suitably blurry and distant.
From Los Angeles Times
"I see you," he says repeatedly, identifying uber-fans at the front and distant figures in the vertigo seats.
From BBC
He too opens ears and can transport a listener to a distant land.
From Los Angeles Times
The song is soft, with a distant, wailing sax peeking in for a brief moment among drum lines.
From Los Angeles Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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