long way

ADJECTIVE

circuitous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

devious labyrinthine meandering rambling tortuous

WEAK

ambagious back road by way of circular collateral complicated long way around oblique roundabout winding around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

direct straight straightforward

WEAK

in line

VERB

digress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

meander

STRONG

aberrate depart divagate drift ramble roam swerve veer wander

WEAK

be diffuse beat about the bush circumlocute excurse get off the point get off the subject get sidetracked go by way of go off on a tangent turn aside wander away

Antonyms

STRONG

go direct stay

WEAK

be direct

Example Sentences

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That’s a long way from the organization man, much less from John R. Lee’s ideal worker, “who has no fear for the necessities of life.”

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Harjinder Pal Kaur, 66, says the ferry has already come a long way from the 1970s, when she settled on the Great Nicobar island.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But when asked about that commitment as he flew back from Beijing on Friday, Trump said the 1980s was a "long way".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Millions of Americans have tried the drugs, which have revolutionized the way physicians treat weight loss, but personalizing who gets which drugs is still a long way off — if it ever happens.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“A long way away,” Granda said, but I could see the fear in his eyes.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

long way

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