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Main Entry:
distant [dis-tuhnt]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: faraway
Synonyms: a piece, abroad, abstracted, apart, arm's length, asunder, away, backwoods, beyond range, far, far back, far-flung, far-off, farther, further, in the background, in the boonies, in the distance, in the sticks, inaccessible, indirect, isolated, middle of nowhere, not home, obscure, out of earshot, out of range, out of reach, out-of-the-way, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, separate, sequestered, telescopic, unapproachable, ways, wide of, yonder
Antonyms: adjacent, close, near, nearby, neighboring
Main Entry: farther
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: at a greater distance
Synonyms: beyond, further, longer, more distant, more remote, remoter, yon, yonder
Notes: farther is generally preferred over further when the context is distance in space or time; use farther when talking about physical distance and use further when talking about abstract ideas or extent/degree
Antonyms: closer, nearer
Main Entry: absentee
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not being present
Synonyms: absent, distant, oblivious, remote
Main Entry: aloof
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: remote
Synonyms: above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn
Antonyms: concerned, friendly, sociable
Main Entry: chill
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unfriendly, aloof
Synonyms: cool, depressing, discouraging, dismal, dispiriting, distant, emotionless, formal, frigid, glacial, hateful, hostile, icy, indifferent, reserved, solitary, standoffish, stony, uncompanionable, unemotional, ungenial, unhappy, unresponsive, unwelcoming, wintry, withdrawn
Antonyms: friendly, responsive, sympathetic, warm
Main Entry: cold
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: aloof, unresponsive
Synonyms: apathetic, cold-blooded, cool, dead, distant, emotionless, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, impersonal, imperturbable, indifferent, inhibited, inhospitable, joyless, lukewarm, matter-of-fact, passionless, phlegmatic, reserved, reticent, spiritless, standoffish, stony, unconcerned, undemonstrative, unenthusiastic, unfeeling, unimpassioned, unmoved, unresponsive, unsympathetic
Antonyms: animated, ardent, eager, enthusiastic, excited, fervid, friendly, interested, sympathetic, warm, zealous
Main Entry: cool
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: aloof, disapproving
Synonyms: annoyed, apathetic, distant, frigid, impertinent, impudent, incurious, indifferent, insolent, lukewarm, offended, offhand, offish, procacious, reserved, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, unenthusiastic, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unwelcoming, withdrawn
Antonyms: approving, friendly, kind, responsive, warm
Main Entry: deep
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extending very far, usually down
Synonyms: abysmal, abyssal, below, beneath, bottomless, broad, buried, deep-seated, distant, downreaching, far, fathomless, immersed, inmost, low, profound, rooted, subaqueous, submarine, submerged, subterranean, sunk, underground, unfathomable, wide, yawning
Antonyms: shallow
Main Entry: detached
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: aloof, disinterested; neutral
Synonyms: abstract, apathetic, casual, cool*, dispassionate, distant, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, laid-back*, objective, out of it, poker-faced, remote, removed, reserved, spaced-out, spacey, staid, stolid, unbiased, uncommitted, unconcerned, uncurious, uninvolved, unpassioned, unprejudiced, withdrawn
Antonyms: biased, compassionate, engaged, interested, sympathetic
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