Antonyms for farther
ˈfɑr ðərfar·ther

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1. fartheradjective

   more distant in especially space or time

   "they live in the farther house"

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near

   Synonyms:
   further

2. further, fartheradverb

   more distant in especially degree

   "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"

   Antonyms:
   near, close, nigh

   Synonyms:
   further

3. further, fartheradverb

   to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)

   "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"

   Antonyms:
   near, nigh, close

   Synonyms:
   further

4. farther, furtheradverb

   to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)

   "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future"

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near

   Synonyms:
   further

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. closer

   far from...

   you are too close to this dog. move a little farther away.

   Submitted by JP03 on December 25, 2014  

How to use farther in a sentence?

1. Bill Dudley:

   Definitely, we're going to see 75 basis points after this meeting, i think they wanted to make sure that they were not following farther behind the curve, so they had some conversations with some key journalists.

2. Ruth Carmichael:

   We see more animals coming here, staying longer, going farther west. We want to be prepared.

3. Larry Kudlow:

   We are making headway in a lot of areas. That includes enforcement, that includes IP theft, that includes forced technology transfers, ownership, cyberspace, commodities and all the rest of it, those are of course in the middle of the negotiations that are ongoing, but we've come further and farther than ever before.

4. European Space Agency:

   To go farther than we ever have before, we need to look wider than we ever have before, this recruitment process is the first step and I look forward to watching the agency develop across all areas of space exploration and innovation, with our international partners, in the years to come.

5. Ludwig van Beethoven:

   The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, Thus far and no farther.

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