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Synonyms for distance
ˈdɪs tənsdis·tance
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distance
Synonyms:
difference, error, remoteness, unlikeness, variationAntonyms:
approach, approximation, contiguity, likeness, nearness, neighborhood, propinquity, resemblance, similarity
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
distance
Synonyms:
interval, removal, separation, interspace, remoteness, absence, space, lengthAntonyms:
proximity, nearness, adjacency, contiguity, neighborhood, propinquity, contact, presence
Princeton's WordNet
distancenoun
the property created by the space between two objects or points
distancenoun
a distant region
"I could see it in the distance"
distance, lengthnoun
size of the gap between two places
"the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
distance, aloofnessnoun
indifference by personal withdrawal
"emotional distance"
Synonyms:
standoffishness, space, remoteness, withdrawnness, aloofness, lengthdistance, spacenoun
the interval between two times
"the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
Synonyms:
outer space, aloofness, quad, infinite, blank space, length, space, blank, placedistanceverb
a remote point in time
"if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
distanceverb
keep at a distance
"we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
Synonyms:
outdistance, outstripoutdistance, outstrip, distanceverb
go far ahead of
"He outdistanced the other runners"
Synonyms:
outstrip, surpass, outperform, outmatch, surmount, outdo, outgo, exceed, outdistance
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
distancenoun
Synonyms:
remoteness, space, intervaldistancenoun
Synonyms:
reserve, coldness, shyness, distant behaviordistanceverb
Synonyms:
outdo, surpass, excel, outstrip, leave behind
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
distancenoun
Synonyms:
interval, intervening space, remoteness, reserve, aloofness, ceremoniousness, unfriendliness, alienationAssociated words:
longimetry, longitude, latitude, odometer, odograph, perambulatordistanceverb
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "distance":
distances, remote, remoteness, gap, remotely, cota, long-range, range, distant, separation, distance-learning, away, separator, distance-education, mileage, spacing, far-field
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#316 | place | |
#605 | range | |
#642 | space | |
#699 | away | |
#899 | error | |
#1155 | length | |
#1368 | distance | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1845 | difference | |
#2902 | removal | |
#3961 | blank | |
#3976 | duration | |
#4114 | gap | |
#4642 | absence | |
#5041 | exceed | |
#5722 | variation | |
#6160 | interval | |
#6234 | separation | |
#8177 | infinite | |
#8879 | mileage | |
#8896 | quad | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9690 | distances | |
#12779 | remotely | |
#13584 | spacing | |
#17765 | separator | |
#30953 | surpass | |
#33984 | outperform | |
#65036 | cota | |
#65099 | remoteness | |
#80090 | outdo | |
#100482 | outstrip | |
#100697 | surmount | |
#165019 | aloofness | |
#183002 | interspace | |
#186869 | outgo |
How to use distance in a sentence?
The example we like to give here is if we have two families visiting with one another. Both families have two fully vaccinated adults and two unvaccinated children. In this example we'd recommend that the visit take place outdoors and everyone wear masks and physically distance.
After nine days of fighting within a distance of 80 km, the enemies have entered Dinsoor district and we are just on the edges of the town, this is not a victory for AMISOM. We have retaken the towns and villages between Baidoa and Dinsoor, which the enemies passed as they advanced.
This is the first time any human enterprise has exceeded the distance of a marathon on the surface of another world, a first time happens only once.
Panama represents the southernmost extreme of the North American continent at that time, it may have swum across, but this would have required covering a distance of more than 100 miles, a difficult feat for sure. It's more likely that it unintentionally rafted across on mats of vegetation.
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run— Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And—you'll be a Man, my son!
Translations for distance
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- مسافة, بُعْدArabic
- дистанция, дистанцирам се, разстояниеBulgarian
- pellderBreton
- distància, allunyarCatalan, Valencian
- vzdálenostCzech
- afstandDanish
- Entfernung, Distanz, Abstand, entfernenGerman
- απομακρύνομαι, απόστασηGreek
- malproksimo, distancoEsperanto
- distanciaSpanish
- distantziaBasque
- فاصلهPersian
- etäännyttää, välimatka, etäisyysFinnish
- distanceFrench
- מרחק, התרחקHebrew
- दूरी, फ़ासलाHindi
- distansHaitian Creole
- distantiar, distantiaInterlingua
- jarak, menjauhiIndonesian
- distanzaItalian
- 距離Japanese
- მანძილიGeorgian
- ದೂರKannada
- 距離, 거리Korean
- atstumas, distancija, nuotolisLithuanian
- attālums, atstatumsLatvian
- neheMāori
- оддалеченост, се оддалечува, далечина, се дистанцира, растојание, раздалеченост, се раздалечуваMacedonian
- അകലം, ദൂരംMalayalam
- зайMongolian
- afstand, verwijderen, eindDutch
- odległość, droga, dystansPolish
- distância, [[distanciar]]-[[se]], [[afastar]]-[[se]]Portuguese
- distanțăRomanian
- дистанция, расстояние, отдалённостьRussian
- udaljenost, даљѝна, daljìna, у̀да̄љено̄стSerbo-Croatian
- distansera, avlägsna, distans, avståndSwedish
- దూరం చేసుకొనుTelugu
- araTurkish
- فاصلےUrdu
- ubude, iduze, ibangaZulu
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