far

[fahr] / fɑr /

ADJECTIVE

at a great distance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep distant long

STRONG

bit miles piece remote ways

WEAK

afar end of rainbow far piece far-flung far-off far-removed faraway good ways middle of nowhere out-of-the-way outlying removed stone's throw

ADVERB

considerably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

much significantly somewhat well

WEAK

decidedly extremely greatly incomparably notably quite very very much

ADVERB

at a great distance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep distant long

STRONG

bit miles piece remote ways

WEAK

a good way a long way afar end of rainbow far piece far-flung far-off far-removed faraway good ways middle of nowhere out-of-the-way outlying removed stone's throw

Example Sentences

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So this offset in power will be far less common.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Despite Wall Street’s negative view of the company, on April 23 it reported first-quarter EPS of 75 cents — far exceeding the consensus expectation of 31 cents.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Pratt blamed Bass for the destruction of his home and promised to clear the city’s streets of homeless encampments, pushing them as far away as Seattle if necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"This is by far the most exciting IPO that we've seen," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

They couldn’t have gotten far, but once they hit Deadwood River, they’d be forced to turn directly toward the heart of an open realm.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

far

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