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not home

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 in the sticks indirect middle of nowhere 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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Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji were not home at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The strategy for these funds is to go for base hits, not home runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"I'm finally well enough to move to a hotel. It's not home yet, but it's a huge step!" she wrote, but also added that she could not yet walk.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Per a statement from her office, she was not home at the time and a police search turned up nothing.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

“If I’m not home yet, maybe I don’t have a home.”

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler