Synonyms: Far

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  1. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
    “His stories are nearly always set in this region,” Elinor went on, “but I believe he lived abroad for a long time and moved back here only a few years ago.” Inkheart
    Broad means "wide." The expression "traveling far and wide" describes a trip abroad to another country.
  2. distant
    separated in space or coming from far away
    Then she noticed the glow of distant fires well above them; a tower keep, built upon the steep side of the mountain, its lights like orange eyes staring down from above. A Game of Thrones
  3. inaccessible
    capable of being reached with great difficulty or not at all
    They were over a thickly forested, deep-canyoned region, inaccessible to most people. The Milagro Beanfield War
    Accessible means "easily reached." Inaccessible is the opposite: something that's far away, difficult to get to, or hard to understand.
  4. isolated
    remote and separate physically or socially
    Island life was peaceful and kind of isolated from the rest of the world. Genuine Fraud
    Isola means "island" in Italian, so to be isolated is to be separated from others, the way an island is separate from the mainland.
  5. remote
    located far away spatially
    Harry felt the bike drop a little, though the lights down on the ground still seemed remote as stars. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    Remote learning means taking classes while you are away from the school building. When you are remote, you are in a separate location.
  6. removed
    separate or apart in time, space, or character
    Standing on Beacon Hill, so far removed from the hurly-burly of the wharves, shops, markets of town, Johnny hesitated. Johnny Tremain
  7. secluded
    hidden from general view or use
    It was a secluded valley tucked into the bluffs. The Name of the Wind
    Secluded means far away in a positive sense. You might enjoy the privacy of a secluded beach or the peace and quiet of a cabin that's secluded in the mountains.
  8. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
    His voyage did prove, however, that a vast ocean separated Asia and the Americas. Circumference
  9. sequester
    keep away from others
    They live sequestered in a forbidden city in the deep interior, in the nucleus of the cell. Cosmos
    For controversial court cases, a judge will sometimes sequester a jury, requiring them to live in a hotel and not have any contact with others for the duration of the trial.
  10. yonder
    distant but within sight
    ‘First, be wary! Still many men in camp beyond Dîn, an hour’s walk yonder,’ he waved his arm west towards the black beacon. The Return of the King
Created on 八月 1, 2020 (updated 三月 22, 2021)

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