Distance Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭstəns
A measure of space
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mile
  2. inch
  3. space
  4. way
  5. statute-mile
  6. English mile
  7. rod
  8. length
  9. yard
  10. foot
  11. kilometer
  12. meter
  13. centimeter
  14. millimeter
  15. micrometer
  16. league
  17. fathom
  18. ell
  19. span
  20. hand
  21. cubit
  22. stretch
  23. furlong
  24. block
  25. ways
  26. a stone's throw
  27. as-the-crow-flies
  28. piece
  29. down the road a piece
  30. spitting-distance
  31. whoop and a holler
  32. long haul
A place or places far away
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. background
  2. horizon
  3. as far as the eye can see
  4. sky
  5. heavens
  6. farness
  7. outer-space
  8. the blue
  9. far lands
  10. outpost
  11. outskirts
  12. foreign-countries
  13. new worlds
  14. other worlds
  15. strange places
  16. distant terrain
  17. foreign terrain
  18. unknown terrain
  19. objective
  20. the country
  21. beyond the horizon
  22. ends of the earth
  23. antipodes
  24. jumping-off place
  25. the beyond
  26. the back of beyond
  27. the-sticks
  28. finish
  29. bring to an end
  30. see-through
  31. ignore
  32. reject
  33. shun
  34. keep-at-arm-s-length
  35. remain aloof
  36. keep out of the way
  37. distance oneself
  38. remoteness
Antonyms:
  1. neighborhood
  2. surroundings
  3. neighbors
A degree or quantity of space
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. interval
  2. gap
  3. remove
  4. reach
  5. span
  6. range
  7. remoteness
  8. mileage
  9. yardage
  10. footage
A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. expanse
  2. expansion
  3. extent
  4. reach
  5. space
  6. spread
  7. stretch
  8. sweep
Aloofness
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. aloofness
  2. remoteness
  3. reserve
  4. coolness
  5. alienation. associatedwords: longimetry
  6. ceremoniousness
  7. fastness
  8. detachment
  9. length
  10. interval
  11. intervening space
  12. latitude
  13. longitude
  14. odograph
  15. restraint
  16. odometer
  17. perambulator
  18. ultima
  19. unfriendliness
Antonyms:
  1. friendliness
  2. sympathy
  3. warmth
  4. affection
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. distant
  2. haughty
  3. outlying
  4. remote
  5. shy
  6. stiff
  7. tramontane
  8. ultramontane

Words Related to Distance

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. country
  2. indifference
  3. big
  4. place
  5. attitude
  6. concern
  7. measure
  8. include
  9. near
  10. the-distance
  11. distance through
  12. distance across
  13. 36km
  14. 9km
  15. 180km
  16. 50km
  17. 27km
  18. 6km

Distance Sentence Examples

  • She kept her distance from him.

  • We were sitting together in a hammock which swung from two solemn pines at a short distance from the house.

  • A horse and rider could cover more distance in a day that the mules could pulling the heavy freight wagons.

  • A coyote howled in the distance and another answered.

  • In the distance they were dark and threatening.

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