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distant
('d/I/st/@/nt )

adjective (a)

  • separated in space or coming from or going to a distance(adj.all)
    Example:
    Distant villages.
    The sound of distant traffic.
    A distant sound.
    A distant telephone call.
    Antonym:
    close
    source: wordnet30
  • far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship(adj.all)
    Example:
    A distant cousin.
    A distant likeness.
    Synonym:
    remote
    source: wordnet30
  • Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • remote in manner(adj.all)
    Example:
    A distant smile.
    Synonym:
    aloof, upstage
    source: wordnet30
  • separate or apart in time(adj.all)
    Example:
    Distant events.
    Synonym:
    remote, removed
    source: wordnet30
  • located far away spatially(adj.all)
    Example:
    Distant lands.
    source: wordnet30
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