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distance n.
detachment n.

NOUN

distance

Synonyms

STRONG

absence ambit amplitude area bit breadth compass expanse extension extent farness gap heavens hinterland horizon lapse length objective orbit outpost outskirts provinces purlieu purview radius reach remove scope separation size sky space span spread stretch sweep way width

WEAK

country mile far piece good ways

Antonyms

STRONG

height

NOUN

detachment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aloofness

STRONG

coldness coolness disinterestedness distance dreaminess impartiality indifference neutrality nonpartisanship objectivity preoccupation reverie unconcern woolgathering

WEAK

brown study incuriosity

Antonyms

STRONG

concern sympathy

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remoteness

That remoteness may help explain how an entire species of gentoo penguin escaped recognition for so long.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The town’s remoteness is also one of its attractions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Death Valley is an extraordinary place, but its heat, distances, and remoteness can be dangerous, regardless of experience."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The property is reachable by narrow roads hemmed in by overgrown trees, but its remoteness is an illusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

So what’s the difference between the past-tense was, in those contexts in which it has the meaning of factual remoteness, and the irrealis were, which also has the meaning of factual remoteness?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

remoteness

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