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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Nothing in the results so far suggests a transformational realignment.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

This would show just how far the Fed has moved in the past three months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

It isn’t quite natural selection, but it isn’t far off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Antonelli keeps raising the bar in the second season of his career and this was as impressive as it has got so far.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I knew I was not clever or subtle or sophisticated; if the Beje was becoming a meeting place for need and supply, it was through some strategy far higher than mine.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

far

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