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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The Baron Asset fund is up 1% so far in 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Large international studies have found that the kidney disease drug finerenone may benefit far more patients than current treatment guidelines recommend.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But Wood, who died in a car accident Sunday at 92, was far more than a chronicler of this country’s founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The robot's next set will move in far more ways, with wrists that help it to fire weapons, Pathak says.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

On the far side, among sycamore trees, rose a white church steeple.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

far

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