farther away

ADVERB

off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead aside below elsewhere far out over

STRONG

absent disappearing removed vanishing

WEAK

above afar away from behind beneath beside divergent gone away in the distance not here to one side turning aside up front

Antonyms

WEAK

close here present

Example Sentences

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Wong compared the problem to hearing popping sounds at a Chinese New Year's parade without knowing whether the noise came from popcorn nearby or fireworks farther away.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

According to the researchers, both the mini-Neptune and the hot Jupiter probably formed much farther away from their star, in a colder region of the system's early disk of gas and dust.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

You thought this was a “walkable area,” but the stores you frequent are farther away than you imagined.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The fire can be seen from farther away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

My mom’s face turns pale when she sees the pisa y corre getting farther and farther away from me.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

farther away

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