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in the sticks

ADJECTIVE
distant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
far far-flung far-off inaccessible isolated obscure remote removed secluded
WEAK
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 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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approachable mingling public
WEAK
adjacent close friendly kind near nearby neighboring sympathetic warm

Example Sentences

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Cain added that she is from a "deeply conservative family in the sticks of Florida".

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

“And that’s a tribute to those down and distances when you’re ahead in the sticks a little bit.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

At first, Mary worries she will die of boredom out in the sticks — her one potential friend, Gladys, is a bit dull.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

It's not like these places were way off out in the sticks where people couldn't know about them.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

They were in the sticks, completely isolated from everything.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss