far

[fahr] / fɑr /

ADJECTIVE

at a great distance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep distant long

STRONG

bit miles piece remote ways

WEAK

afar end of rainbow far piece far-flung far-off far-removed faraway good ways middle of nowhere out-of-the-way outlying removed stone's throw

ADVERB

considerably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

much significantly somewhat well

WEAK

decidedly extremely greatly incomparably notably quite very very much

ADVERB

at a great distance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deep distant long

STRONG

bit miles piece remote ways

WEAK

a good way a long way afar end of rainbow far piece far-flung far-off far-removed faraway good ways middle of nowhere out-of-the-way outlying removed stone's throw

Example Sentences

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Stocks and metals prices marched further into record territory on Wednesday, giving investors a little something extra to celebrate this Christmas.

From MarketWatch

Whether subsidy money made it to Mr. Fitzpatrick’s “friends and neighbors” apparently ranked far below job security.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the pace of inflows slowed a bit this year, they were still pretty substantial, taking in another $22.1 billion so far in 2025 through Monday, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

From MarketWatch

The researchers discovered that this decline is far more severe in the brains of people with Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily

"Flu is always unpredictable, is still circulating and could bounce back even further in the new year as we have seen in past years," he warned.

From BBC

far

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