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wide of

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 not home out of earshot out of range out of reach out-of-the-way outlying retired secret separate sequestered telescopic unapproachable ways yonder

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approachable mingling public

WEAK

adjacent close friendly kind near nearby neighboring sympathetic warm

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Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been linked but are considered unlikely to move under those conditions, while reports connecting Fernandez with PSG are understood to be wide of the mark.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Pensions expert John Ralfe told the BBC that comparisons of this new fund with sovereign wealth funds in countries including Norway and the Gulf states were wide of the mark.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Croatian target man Budimir curled narrowly wide of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois's far post early on, the first of many problems he gave the visitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

“It’s rare to have that wide of an expanse,” said David Hamrick, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

I am very wide of shoulder and, in the condition I now find myself, narrow of hip.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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