| ADJECTIVE | all | distant | separated in space or coming from or going to a distance |
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| all | distant, remote | far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship | |
| all | distant, aloof, upstage | remote in manner | |
| all | distant, remote, removed | separate or apart in time | |
| all | distant, remote | located far away spatially |
| Sounds | dih'stahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | separated in space or coming from or going to a distance. | |
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| Attribute of | distance | The property created by the space between two objects or points |
| Narrower | deep | Very distant in time or space |
| extreme | Most distant in any direction | |
| far-flung | Remote | |
| long-distance | Covering a long distance | |
| nonadjacent | not adjacent | |
| out-of-town | happening in or being of another town or city | |
| yonder, yon | Distant but within sight ('yon' is dialectal) | |
| See also | far | Located at a great distance in time or space or degree / degree |
| Opposite | close | At or within a short / short distance in space or time or having elements near each other |
| Spanish | distante | |
| Catalan | distant | |
| Nouns | distance | a remote point in time |
| Adverbs | distantly | from or at a distance |
| Meaning | Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship. | |
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| Synonym | remote | |
| Narrower | faraway | Far removed mentally |
| loosely knit | Having only distant social or legal ties | |
| removed | separated in relationship by a given degree of descent | |
| ulterior | Beyond or outside an area of immediate interest | |
| Opposite | close | Close in relevance or relationship |
| Spanish | alejado, distante, lejano, remota, remoto | |
| Catalan | distant, llunyà, remot | |
| Meaning | Remote in manner. | |
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| Example | "a distant smile" | |
| Synonyms | aloof, upstage | |
| Broader | reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence |
| Spanish | apartada, apartado, distanciada, distanciado, distante, reservada, reservado, separada, separado | |
| Catalan | distant | |
| Nouns | distance | indifference by personal withdrawal |
| Meaning | separate or apart in time. | |
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| Example | "distant events" | |
| Synonyms | remote, removed | |
| Broader | far | Located at a great distance in time or space or degree / degree |
| Spanish | alejado, distante, lejano, remoto | |
| Catalan | allunyat, distant, llunyà, remot | |
| Nouns | distance | the interval between two times / times |
| distance | a remote point in time | |
| Meaning | Located far away spatially. | |
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| Example | "distant lands" | |
| Synonym | remote | |
| Broader | far | Located at a great distance in time or space or degree / degree |
| Spanish | distante, lejano, remoto | |
| Catalan | distant, llunyà, remot | |
| Nouns | distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points |
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