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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 | ||
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