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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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This go-round, mission photographs, including those from the far side of the moon, came in near real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“He decided to be extremely quiet and stay as far away from the Iran debacle as possible,” said Curt Mills, the executive director of the American Conservative Magazine, an anti-interventionist publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But he was injured in that attack and the extent of his involvement, and authority, is far from clear.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In Still Alive, Samay Raina gestures to that fragile balance: how jokes, once released into the online world, can travel far beyond their original context, taking on new meanings, and sometimes carry serious consequences.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I keep going, one foot in front of the other, tears gumming up the back of my throat, until I feel I’m far enough away that they won’t find me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam