outlying

Main Entry:
outlying [out-lahy-ing]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in rural area; remote
Synonyms: afar, backwoods, distant, external, far-flung, far-off, faraway, off-lying, out-of-the-way, outer, peripheral, provincial, removed
Antonyms: central, inner, middle
Main Entry: exterior
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: outside
Synonyms: exoteric, external, extraneous, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extrinsic, foreign, marginal, outdoor, outer, outermost, outlying, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface
Antonyms: central, interior, middle
Main Entry: far
Part of Speech: adjective, adverb
Definition: at a great distance
Synonyms: a good way, a long way, afar, bit, deep, distant, end of rainbow, far piece, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, faraway, good ways, long, middle of nowhere, miles, out-of-the-way, outlying, piece, remote, removed, stone's throw, ways
Antonyms: close, near
Main Entry: faraway
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: remote, distant
Synonyms: absent, abstracted, beyond the horizon, distant, dreamy, far, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, lost, outlying, preoccupied, quite a ways, removed, well away
Antonyms: close, near
Main Entry: isolated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unique; private
Synonyms: abandoned, abnormal, alone, anomalous, apart, backwoods, confined, deserted, detached, exceptional, far-out, forsaken, hidden, incommunicado, lonely, lonesome, off beaten track, out-of-the-way, outlying, random, remote, retired, screened, secluded, segregated, sequestered, single, solitary, special, stranded, unaccompanied, unfrequented, unrelated, untypical, unusual, withdrawn
Antonyms: included, incorporated, mingling, public
Main Entry: outer
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: external, exposed
Synonyms: alien, beyond, exoteric, exterior, extraneous, extrinsic, outermost, outlying, outmost, outside, outward, over, peripheral, remote, superficial, surface, without
Antonyms: central, inner, interior
Main Entry: outermost
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: outer
Synonyms: beyond, distant, fringe, furthermost, outlying, outmost, outward, peripheral, remote
Main Entry: out of the way
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: secluded
Synonyms: backwoods, distant, far-flung, faraway, godforsaken, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, obscure, off the beaten track, outer, outermost, outlying, peripheral, remote, sequestered
Antonyms: accessible, handy, near
Main Entry: remote
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: out-of-the-way; in the distance
Synonyms: alien, back, backwoods, beyond, boondocks, devious, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, foreign, frontier, god-knows-where, godforsaken, in a backwater, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, lonesome, middle of nowhere, obscure, off the beaten path, off-lying, outlandish, outlying, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, undiscovered, unknown, unsettled, wild
Antonyms: close, convenient, near, nearby
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