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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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It was a very long way out of that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Nvidia’s chips have come a long way from their humble origins.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

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

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Theoretically, that could happen, but it is a very, very long way away.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Smoke would be seen a long way off, and a fire would be noticed even after dark.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret