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Farther
[fahr-ther] 
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far
[fahr]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | at a great distance |
| Synonyms: | a good way, a long way, afar, bit, deep, distant, end of rainbow, far piece, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, faraway, good ways, long, middle of nowhere, miles, out-of-the-way, outlying, piece, remote, removed, stone's throw, ways |
| Antonyms: | close, near |
| Main Entry: | farther |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at a greater distance |
| Synonyms: | beyond, further, longer, more distant, more remote, remoter, yon, yonder |
| Notes: | farther is generally preferred over further when the context is distance in space or time; use farther when talking about physical distance and use further when talking about abstract ideas or extent/degree |
| Antonyms: | closer, nearer |
| Main Entry: | another |
| Part of Speech: | preposition, determiner |
| Definition: | additional, different |
| Synonyms: | a distinct, a further, a separate, added, else, farther, fresh, further, more, new, one more, other, some other, that |
| Main Entry: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
| Synonyms: | above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, moreover, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, outside, over, over and above, over there, past, remote, superior to, without, yonder |
| Antonyms: | close, inside |
| Main Entry: | considerably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | significantly |
| Synonyms: | appreciably, far, greatly, markedly, noticeably, quite, rather, remarkably, somewhat, substantially, very much, well |
| Antonyms: | insignificantly, little, slightly, unappreciably, unremarkably |
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extending very far, usually down |
| Synonyms: | abysmal, abyssal, below, beneath, bottomless, broad, buried, deep-seated, distant, downreaching, far, fathomless, immersed, inmost, low, profound, rooted, subaqueous, submarine, submerged, subterranean, sunk, underground, unfathomable, wide, yawning |
| Antonyms: | shallow |
| Main Entry: | distant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | faraway |
| Synonyms: | a piece, abroad, abstracted, apart, arm's length, asunder, away, backwoods, beyond range, far, far back, far-flung, far-off, farther, further, in the background, in the boonies, in the distance, in the sticks, inaccessible, indirect, isolated, middle of nowhere, not home, obscure, out of earshot, out of range, out of reach, out-of-the-way, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, separate, sequestered, telescopic, unapproachable, ways, wide of, yonder |
| Antonyms: | adjacent, close, near, nearby, neighboring |
| Main Entry: | faraway |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote, distant |
| Synonyms: | absent, abstracted, beyond the horizon, distant, dreamy, far, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, lost, outlying, preoccupied, quite a ways, removed, well away |
| Antonyms: | close, near |
| Main Entry: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from another country, experience |
| Synonyms: | adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, far-off, faraway, from abroad, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, offshore, outlandish, outside, overseas, remote, strange, transoceanic, unaccustomed, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown |
| Antonyms: | local, national, native |
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