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| 1. | [ adjective ] separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance | |
| Examples: | "the distant past" "distant villages" "the sound of distant traffic" "a distant sound" "a distant telephone call" |
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| Related terms: | close away deep out-of-town out-of-town extreme yonder far-flung nonadjacent far-flung distance | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] far apart in relevance or relationship | |
| Examples: | "a distant cousin" "a distant likeness" |
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| Related terms: | close loosely_knit remote ulterior removed faraway | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] far distant in time | |
| Synonyms: | remote removed | |
| Examples: | "distant events" "the remote past or future" "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" |
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| Related terms: | far | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] remote in manner | |
| Synonyms: | aloof upstage | |
| Examples: | "stood apart with aloof dignity" "a distant smile" "he was upstage with strangers" |
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| Related terms: | reserved | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] far distant in space | |
| Synonyms: | remote removed | |
| Examples: | "distant lands" "remote stars" "a remote outpost of civilization" "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" |
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| Related terms: | far | |
| Similar spelling: |
distantly distinct distance Distin dissident distinctly distention distend diction distended distemper |
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