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far cry from

ADJECTIVE

unlike

Synonyms

STRONG

dissimilar

WEAK

apples and oranges clashing conflicting contradictory contrary contrasted discordant disharmonious disparate dissonant distant distinct divergent diverse heterogeneous hostile incompatible incongruous inconsistent mismatched not alike offbeat opposed opposite poles apart separate unalike unequal unrelated variant various weird

Antonyms

WEAK

alike like related same similar

Example Sentences

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Though it is a far cry from designer babies, it’s a step in that direction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He was true to his word, even if his luminous, serene images of the city were a far cry from Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s feverish visions of Baroque Rome.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

That’s a far cry from the $162-million opening haul of “Barbie,” but box-office analysts say that film captured the cultural zeitgeist in a way that’s hard to replicate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

By this time, maximum temperatures will range from 15-20C, a far cry from the late May heat.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Which was a problem, because while I was a lot of things, I was a far cry from perfect.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

far cry from

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