Distant Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭstənt
Removed in space from the speaker
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. remote
  2. far
  3. faraway
  4. far-off
  5. removed
  6. far-back
  7. afar
  8. abroad
  9. not at home
  10. outlying
  11. yonder
  12. backwoods
  13. abstracted
  14. inaccessible
  15. unapproachable
  16. indirect
  17. far-flung
  18. indistinct
  19. out-of-the-way
  20. beyond the horizon
  21. wide of
  22. at-arm-s-length
  23. stretching to
  24. godforsaken
  25. out of range
  26. out-of-reach
  27. telescopic
  28. out of earshot
  29. out of sight
  30. in the background
  31. in the distance
Antonyms:
  1. near
  2. adjacent
  3. close
  4. friendly
  5. warm
  6. kind
  7. sympathetic
  8. next
  9. neighboring
  10. nearby
Separated by space
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. separate
  2. wide apart
  3. farther
  4. further
  5. far-away
  6. at a distance
  7. abroad
  8. scattered
  9. far-flung
  10. dispersed
  11. diffuse
  12. different
  13. sparse
  14. sparely sown
  15. transatlantic
  16. transpacific
  17. transmarine
  18. ultramarine
  19. ultramontane
  20. antipodal
  21. excentric
  22. asunder
Antonyms:
  1. close
  2. packed
  3. jammed
  4. near
  5. adjacent
  6. next

Words Related to Distant

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. attitude
  2. indifferent
  3. time
  4. hot
  5. more distant
  6. far-distant
  7. distantly
  8. desolate

Distant Sentence Examples

  • He stopped and gazed off at the distant hills.

  • He froze at the distant voice in his head.

  • He was distant, even cool towards her.

  • If it did it was only as a pleasant memory of the distant past.

  • The distant sky showed signs of growing lighter.

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