| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another direction; at a distance |
| Synonyms: | abroad, absent, afar, apart, aside, beyond, distant, elsewhere, far afield, far away, far off, far remote, forth, from here, hence, not present, off, out of, out of the way, over, to one side |
| Main Entry: | abroad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a foreign country |
| Synonyms: | away, elsewhere, in foreign lands, in foreign parts, out of the country, overseas, touring, traveling |
| Antonyms: | at home |
| Main Entry: | absent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not present |
| Synonyms: | AWOL, astray, away, elsewhere, ghost, gone, hooky, missing, no-show, nobody home, removed, vanished |
| Antonyms: | attending, existing, present |
| Main Entry: | apart |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | separate |
| Synonyms: | afar, alone, aloof, aside, away, by itself, cut off*, disassociated, disconnected, distant, distinct, divorced, excluded, exclusively, freely, independent, independently, individually, isolated, lone wolf, separated, separately, singly, special, to itself, to one side |
| Antonyms: | together |
| Main Entry: | aside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | away from; to the side |
| Synonyms: | abreast, afar, alone, alongside, apart, away, beside, by oneself, down, in isolation, in reserve, near, nearby, neck and neck, out, out of the way, privately, separately, sidewise |
| Antonyms: | middle |
| Main Entry: | by |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | near |
| Synonyms: | aside, at hand, away, beyond, close, handy, in reach, over, past, through, to one side |
| Main Entry: | clear up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become improved |
| Synonyms: | become fair, become sunny, blow over, brighten, die away, die down, improve, lapse, lift, pick up, run its course |
| Antonyms: | worsen |
| 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: | dwindle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | waste away; taper off |
| Synonyms: | abate, bate, become smaller, close, contract, decay, decline, decrease, die away, die down, die out, diminish, drain, drop, ebb, fade, fall, grow less, lessen, peter out, pine, shrink, shrivel, sink, slack off, subside, taper, wane, weaken, wither |
| Antonyms: | develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, save, swell |