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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"Our issue is now really upstream from that," she said, insisting that far more work needed to go into identifying risks and how "these outbreaks get away".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Because of this, many scientists suspect there could be far older rainforest sites still waiting to be found across Africa.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Makepeace-Warne said the woodland would take decades to fully establish, but the survival rates of the trees so far had been very high, in some places reaching up to 98%.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A recent visit involved a multi-hour drive on a dark desert highway where grazing camels far outnumbered people.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He and Jonah got as far as digging the hole for it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

far

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