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[awf, of] / ɔf, ɒf /

ADJECTIVE

gone; remote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outside

STRONG

absent canceled finished postponed slight slim

WEAK

inoperative negligible not employed not on duty on vacation slender small unavailable

Antonyms

WEAK

here on present

ADJECTIVE

inferior; spoiled

Synonyms

STRONG

decomposed disappointing disheartening displeasing mortifying quiet slack sour turned

WEAK

bad low-quality not up to par not up to snuff poor putrid rancid rotten substandard unrewarding unsatisfactory

ADVERB

apart, away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead aside below elsewhere far out over

STRONG

absent disappearing removed vanishing

WEAK

above afar away from behind beneath beside divergent farther away 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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Freya Kemp hit the winning run off Bree Illing as got England over the line with 37 balls, to spare to wrap up their seventh successive T20 bilateral series victory against the White Ferns.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Supplies to the administrative capital La Paz have for weeks been cut off by road blockades, causing acute shortages of food, fuel and medicine.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

As part of his dedicated care, George reads passages of murder mystery novels to the sheep nightly, a whodunit treat to cap off the day’s events.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Do you want to get off the production treadmill?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In sits off the road, the parking lot more cracked asphalt than pavement, scents that feel like home stretching across it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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