Definitions

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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For many, the forecast is far from abstract.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

South African authorities said they had so far processed 586 Nigerian nationals for repatriation, all who were in South Africa "illegally" with police on Wednesday night having cited expired passports and visas.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

We are pretty far from any town so we will be eating all of our meals at the house.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The barrage cooled off the courtside celebrities and sucked the energy out of a room stuffed with loyal and pseudo fans who’d again paid far too much to be there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The leaders of the march are too far away for me to see, but I guess they’ve given the order to begin, because the crowd starts walking forward.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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