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Synonyms for distant
ˈdɪs təntdis·tant
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distantadjective
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.
Synonyms:
alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
distantadjective
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
"distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
Synonyms:
upstage, remote, removed, aloofAntonyms:
ambient, good, unreserved, buddy-buddy, intimate, proximate, enveloping(a), close at hand(p), cozy, close, close-set(a), close together(p), hand-to-hand, at hand(p), immediate, confidential, chummy, nestled, close set(p), side by side(p), contiguous, closely knit, next, near, scalelike, approximate, thick(p), imminent, walking(a), dear, nigh, adpressed, close-hauled, close-knit, walk-to(a), surrounding(a), adjacent, familiar, snuggled, circumferent, appressed, encompassing(a), juxtaposed, impending, impendent, boondistant, remoteadjective
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
Synonyms:
outback(a), upstage, outside, remote, removed, aloofAntonyms:
adjacent, unreserved, thick(p), close, near, close-set(a), walk-to(a), immediate, close-knit, proximate, circumferent, appressed, next, boon, enveloping(a), dear, contiguous, familiar, juxtaposed, hand-to-hand, chummy, snuggled, nigh, impending, surrounding(a), confidential, close-hauled, cozy, at hand(p), scalelike, approximate, close set(p), close at hand(p), imminent, walking(a), adpressed, intimate, good, buddy-buddy, side by side(p), close together(p), impendent, ambient, closely knit, nestled, encompassing(a)aloof, distant, upstageadjective
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
Synonyms:
aloof, remote, removed, upstageAntonyms:
adjacent, proximate, juxtaposed, encompassing(a), close-knit, appressed, surrounding(a), close, scalelike, near, walking(a), snuggled, close-set(a), impendent, closely knit, familiar, side by side(p), dear, at hand(p), intimate, close at hand(p), close-hauled, close together(p), good, imminent, buddy-buddy, close set(p), impending, cozy, nigh, next, chummy, enveloping(a), approximate, confidential, nestled, boon, ambient, contiguous, hand-to-hand, thick(p), circumferent, immediate, walk-to(a), unreserved, adpresseddistant, remote, removedadjective
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
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upstage, outback(a), aloof, removed(p), remote, outside, removedAntonyms:
walk-to(a), at hand(p), close-set(a), snuggled, confidential, walking(a), chummy, close at hand(p), proximate, near, boon, contiguous, immediate, nestled, close, appressed, adjacent, enveloping(a), nigh, circumferent, impending, buddy-buddy, close set(p), unreserved, intimate, imminent, cozy, ambient, good, closely knit, thick(p), close-hauled, approximate, surrounding(a), juxtaposed, dear, familiar, scalelike, close-knit, impendent, side by side(p), encompassing(a), adpressed, hand-to-hand, next, close together(p)distant, remoteadjective
located far away spatially
"distant lands"; "remote stars"
Synonyms:
outback(a), upstage, outside, remote, removed, aloofAntonyms:
boon, scalelike, intimate, ambient, near, nigh, approximate, close, walking(a), cozy, close together(p), proximate, imminent, side by side(p), impendent, contiguous, close set(p), thick(p), closely knit, surrounding(a), encompassing(a), confidential, walk-to(a), appressed, circumferent, at hand(p), adjacent, close-knit, unreserved, close-set(a), chummy, hand-to-hand, immediate, juxtaposed, familiar, snuggled, close at hand(p), nestled, next, buddy-buddy, adpressed, impending, close-hauled, enveloping(a), good, dear
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#860 | far | |
#1188 | foreign | |
#1190 | outside | |
#1368 | distance | |
#1639 | remote | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2694 | removed | |
#3929 | strange | |
#4244 | apart | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#9085 | distant | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#13150 | irrelevant | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#19142 | outlying | |
#20139 | elusive | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#33316 | contrasted | |
#48978 | faraway | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#53755 | aloof | |
#63241 | asunder | |
#67973 | indistinct | |
#109233 | impertinent | |
#115040 | upstage |
How to use distant in a sentence?
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:
It's real. I think it's getting realer, so to speak, we may take measures in the not-too-distant future to expand the number of airports.
This new object has the largest orbit of all the extremely distant objects that stay well beyond Pluto.
As far and wide the vernal breeze Sweet odours waft from blooming trees, So, too, the grateful savour spreads To distant lands of virtuous deeds.
We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't know its history and yet we bear it with exalted fidelity, we merge with it, we like it, we are ridiculously proud of it as if we had thought it up ourselves in a moment of brilliant inspiration.
The experiences of World War II that our grandparents lived through feels distant to us as we didn't experience it, we need to think of a way of inheriting this collective memory while moving forward.
Translations for distant
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- بعيدArabic
- йыраҡ, алыҫBashkir
- далёкіBelarusian
- далечен, отдалеченBulgarian
- distantCatalan, Valencian
- vzdálený, dalekýCzech
- oeraidd, anghysbell, pellWelsh
- fjernDanish
- entfernt, distanziert, fern, abstehendGerman
- απόμακρος, μακρινόςGreek
- foraEsperanto
- huraño, distante, a distanciaSpanish
- دورPersian
- syrjäinen, etäinen, kauko-, etä-Finnish
- lointain, éloigné, distantFrench
- iomallach, fad àsScottish Gaelic
- מרוחקHebrew
- दूरHindi
- հեռավորArmenian
- jauhIndonesian
- fjarlægurIcelandic
- distanteItalian
- 辺鄙, 遠い, 遠隔Japanese
- დაშორებული, შორეულიGeorgian
- 원격, 먼Korean
- nomaļš, tāls, attālsLatvian
- दूरMarathi
- ဝေးကွာBurmese
- afstandelijk, in de verte, verDutch
- odległy, dalekiPolish
- distantePortuguese
- lontanRomansh
- departeRomanian
- далёкий, дальний, отдалённыйRussian
- ďalekýSlovak
- avlägsenSwedish
- uzak, soğuk, mesafeliTurkish
- يىراقUyghur, Uighur
- далекийUkrainian
- دورUrdu
- yiroqUzbek
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