English adjective: distant | |||
1. | distant separated in space or coming from or going to a distance | ||
Samples | Distant villages. The sound of distant traffic. A distant sound. A distant telephone call. | ||
Similar | deep, extreme, far-flung, long-distance, nonadjacent, out-of-town, yon, yonder | ||
See also | far | ||
Attribute | distance | ||
Antonyms | close | ||
2. | distant far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship | ||
Samples | A distant cousin. A remote relative. A distant likeness. Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics. | ||
Synonyms | remote | ||
Similar | faraway, loosely knit, removed, ulterior | ||
Antonyms | close | ||
3. | distant remote in manner | ||
Samples | Stood apart with aloof dignity. A distant smile. He was upstage with strangers. | ||
Synonyms | aloof, upstage | ||
Similar | reserved | ||
Antonyms | unreserved | ||
4. | distant separate or apart in time | ||
Samples | Distant events. The remote past or future. | ||
Synonyms | remote, removed | ||
Similar | far | ||
Antonyms | near, nigh, close | ||
5. | distant located far away spatially | ||
Samples | Distant lands. Remote stars. | ||
Synonyms | remote | ||
Similar | far | ||
Antonyms | near, nigh, close | ||