Distant

/ˈdɪstənt/

Synonyms for "distant" (251 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Adjective(12 words)
aloofremoteantisocial development milestonesat-a-distancecolderdetacheddisconnected communitiesdisconnected kinshipdisconnected partsdistance-forceddownfieldestranged
Noun(2 words)
detachingdisconnected organs
Verb(2 words)

Strong matches (75)

Adjective(4 words)
Noun(6 words)
far awayfurtherisolated environmentsmore alienatingmore unrelatedmost isolated
Adjective(20 words)
far in timefar offfar off topicfarawayfaraway placefarthestfurthestinsulatedisolated areaisolated environmentisolated exampleisolated gardenisolated ideaisolated landscapesisolated learnersisolated lifeisolated nodeisolated nodesisolated regionlow sociability

Related words (125)

Adjective(36 words)
noncontact force explanationnoncontact forcesnonlocalouterouter partoutlying dwellingoutlying houseoutlying settlementoutlying villageoverseasperipheral townremote arearemote areasremote eraremote hospital settingremote instructionremote locationremote measurementremote measurement toolsremote science club
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remote villageremoterremotestremovedreservedsocial disassociationtramontaneulteriorunrelated codeunrelated cultureunrelated fieldunrelated regionunrelated subjectupstagewinterieryonder
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(4 words)
outer solar systemoutstationportuguese remotouse remote
Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

3 entries
relationship qualityspatial descriptortemporal descriptor

More specific

6 entries
distant futuredistant galaxiesdistant pastprofessional distanceremote islandssocial distance

Collocations

6 entries
distant coastlinedistant futuredistant galaxiesdistant memorydistant relativesdistant shores

Inflections

2 entries
more distantmost distant

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

14 entries

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

We can see distant objects with a telescope.

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Distant things look blurred.

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We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.

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Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.

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