distant adjective (NOT CLOSE)
in the distant past/future
in the not-too-distant future
More examples
- In their little boat they planned to voyage to distant lands.
- She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.
- She said we were nearly there, but the island was still no more than a distant smudge on the horizon.
- Looking southeastwards, they could see the distant mountains.
- We could hear the rumble of distant thunder.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- far
- furthest
- infinity
- light year
- light years away idiom
- lonely
- long-distance
- middle
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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distant adjective (NOT FRIENDLY)
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