Синонимы к слову distant

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1. 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, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. distant

   Synonyms:
   far, remote, aloof, apart, asunder, separate, indistinct, obscure

   Antonyms:
   close, near, adjacent, contiguous

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1. 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, aloof

   Antonyms:
   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, boon

2. distant, 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, aloof

   Antonyms:
   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)

3. aloof, distant, upstageadjective

   remote in manner

   «stood apart with aloof dignity»; «a distant smile»; «he was upstage with strangers»

   Synonyms:
   aloof, remote, removed, upstage

   Antonyms:
   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, adpressed

4. distant, remote, removedadjective

   separate or apart in time

   «distant events»; «the remote past or future»

   Synonyms:
   upstage, outback(a), aloof, removed(p), remote, outside, removed

   Antonyms:
   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)

5. distant, remoteadjective

   located far away spatially

   «distant lands»; «remote stars»

   Synonyms:
   outback(a), upstage, outside, remote, removed, aloof

   Antonyms:
   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

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1. distantadjective

   Synonyms:
   remote, far, not near

2. distantadjective

   Synonyms:
   reserved, shy, cold, cool, coy, not cordial

3. distantadjective

   Synonyms:
   slight, faint, indirect, indistinct, obscure

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1. List of paraphrases for «distant»:

   remote, far-off, faraway, far, aloof, distance, elusive, outlying, far-away, far-flung

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1. William Ralph Inge:

   We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

2. Abdur Rashid:

   Some political parties, which have a distant desire to come to power in Bangladesh, are either directly or indirectly connected with this radicalization process.

3. Ezio Auditore da Firenze:

   I have lived my life as best I could, not knowing its purpose, but drawn forward like a moth to a distant moon. And here at last, I discover a strange truth. That I am only a conduit, for a message that eludes my understanding.

4. David Assael:

   Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal journey is over all too soon.

5. Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Reflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales:

   The sort of liveliness which increases with age is not far distant from madness.

• 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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