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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | faraway |
| Synonyms: | away, beyond, distant, farther, further, remote, yon |
| Antonyms: | close, near, nearby |
| 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: | 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: | further |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | additionally |
| Synonyms: | again, also, as well as, besides, beyond, distant, farther, in addition, moreover, on top of, over and above, then, to boot, what's more, yet, 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 |
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