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by far

ADVERB
easily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actually certainly clearly definitely probably really surely
WEAK
absolutely almost certainly assuredly beyond question decidedly doubtless doubtlessly far and away indeed indisputably indubitably no doubt plainly positively truly undeniably undoubtedly unequivocally unquestionably
Antonyms
STRONGEST
doubtfully dubiously indefinitely questionably
WEAK
difficultly doubtedly dubitably
ADVERB
far and away
Synonyms
WEAK
by a great deal far and wide to the highest degree without doubt

Example Sentences

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But Ulysses is sharper than they expected and better with a gun than anyone, by far.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The S&P 500 has heavy exposure to a relatively small group of Big Tech stocks with massive market value, and its biggest sector, by far, is information technology.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Starlink has launched more than 10,000 satellites, by far more than any other company in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"Affordability is by far the hardest. Going to the movies must become affordable again," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He thought that normally he’d feel guilty about that, but it would be more guilty by far to keep Lyra outside in the cold and the wet.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman