by far

ADVERB

easily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually certainly clearly definitely probably really surely

WEAK

absolutely almost certainly assuredly beyond question decidedly doubtless doubtlessly far and away indeed indisputably indubitably no doubt plainly positively truly undeniably undoubtedly unequivocally unquestionably

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully dubiously indefinitely questionably

WEAK

difficultly doubtedly dubitably

ADVERB

far and away

Synonyms

WEAK

by a great deal far and wide to the highest degree without doubt

Example Sentences

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“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

A Europe-wide YouGov poll published in September 2024 found that 28% of Spaniards had a negative view of foreign tourism, by far the highest percentage of any country.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Within that shrinking universe, Macy’s is by far the biggest player, with more than $20 billion in annual revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"This is by far the most exciting IPO that we've seen," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In the meantime, his room is a shrine to the Beatles, and it appears that George is by far his favorite.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

by far

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