far

The word “far” has 1 syllable: far

It's pronounced as /fɑr/


What is synonym and antonym for far?

In the thesaurus, “far” has 188 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for far along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for far

  • a good way
  • a long way
  • a lot
  • absolutely
  • abundantly
  • achingly
  • aeonian
  • aeonic
  • afar
  • all-day
  • all-night
  • almighty
  • altogether
  • amazingly
  • apart
  • appreciably
  • archly
  • as all get-out
  • astonishingly
  • astronomically
  • away
  • awful
  • awfully
  • badly
  • beastly
  • bit
  • blisteringly
  • bone
  • colossally
  • completely
  • considerably
  • corking
  • cracking
  • damn
  • damned
  • dang
  • deadly
  • decidedly
  • deep
  • deeply
  • desperately
  • devious
  • discernibly
  • distant
  • downright
  • eminently
  • end of rainbow
  • endless
  • enormously
  • entirely
  • especially
  • ever
  • everlasting
  • exceeding
  • exceedingly
  • exceptionally
  • excessively
  • extended
  • extensively
  • extra
  • extremely
  • fabulously
  • fantastically
  • far piece
  • far-flung
  • far-off
  • far-removed
  • faraway
  • fiercely
  • filthy
  • flat-out
  • frightfully
  • full
  • fully
  • good and
  • good ways
  • grandly
  • great
  • greatly
  • heavily
  • highly
  • hugely
  • immensely
  • incomparably
  • incredibly
  • intensely
  • interminable
  • isolated
  • jolly
  • lengthy
  • lonesome
  • long
  • long-drawn
  • long-drawn-out
  • long-lived
  • long-term
  • longish
  • majorly
  • marathon
  • markedly
  • middle of nowhere
  • mightily
  • mighty
  • miles
  • monstrous
  • monstrously
  • monumentally
  • mortally
  • most
  • much
  • multiday
  • multiyear
  • notably
  • noticeably
  • nowhere
  • obscenely
  • obscure
  • obviously
  • odd
  • out-of-the-way
  • outlying
  • overlong
  • overmuch
  • palpably
  • particularly
  • passing
  • permanent
  • persistent
  • piece
  • plainly
  • plentifully
  • positively
  • profoundly
  • prolonged
  • protracted
  • purely
  • quite
  • radically
  • rattling
  • real
  • really
  • remarkably
  • remote
  • removed
  • retired
  • right
  • roaring
  • roaringly
  • secluded
  • secret
  • sequestered
  • seriously
  • severely
  • significantly
  • so
  • somewhat
  • sore
  • sorely
  • spanking
  • specially
  • staggeringly
  • stinking
  • substantially
  • such
  • super
  • supremely
  • surpassingly
  • terribly
  • that
  • thoroughly
  • thumping
  • too
  • totally
  • unco
  • uncommonly
  • utterly
  • vastly
  • very
  • very much
  • visibly
  • vitally
  • way
  • ways
  • well
  • whacking
  • wholly
  • wicked
  • wildly

Antonyms for far

  • abbreviated
  • abrupt
  • adjacent
  • adjoining
  • barely
  • brief
  • close
  • condensed
  • contiguous
  • curtailed
  • ephemeral
  • fleeting
  • hardly
  • impermanent
  • just
  • little
  • marginally
  • meagerly
  • mini
  • minimally
  • momentary
  • near
  • nearby
  • negligibly
  • nigh
  • nominally
  • scantily
  • scarcely
  • short
  • short-lived
  • short-range
  • short-term
  • shortened
  • shortish
  • slightly
  • somewhat
  • sudden
  • transient
  • transitory

Meanings of far

  • adjective
    1. Distant; remote in space.
    2. Remote in time.
    3. Long.
    4. More remote of two.
    5. Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
    6. Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
    7. Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
  • adverb
    1. To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
    2. Very much; by a great amount.
  • noun
    1. Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
    2. A litter of piglets; a farrow.

Example Sentences

  • The mountain peak seemed so far away, but they were determined to reach it.
  • It is far better to be safe than sorry.
  • She moved far from her hometown to explore new opportunities.
  • The road stretches far into the horizon, disappearing from view.
  • They traveled far and wide to find the perfect location for their new business.

On this page you'll find 227 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to far, such as: a good way, a long way, a lot, abbreviated, abrupt, absolutely, abundantly.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dead end

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  • Mexican standoff
  • abate
  • alley
  • alleyway
  • arterial
  • artery
  • avenue
  • backstreet
  • bar
  • bind
  • bite the dust
  • blank wall
  • blind
  • blind alley
  • block
  • blocked
  • bottleneck
  • boulevard
  • branch
  • break down
  • break off
  • break up
  • bystreet
  • byway
  • carriageway
  • causeway
  • cease
  • circle
  • close
  • closed
  • conclude
  • corner
  • corridor
  • crossroad
  • cul-de-sac
  • cut out
  • deadlock
  • determine
  • die
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • discontinue
  • drag
  • draw
  • drive
  • elapse
  • end
  • expire
  • expressway
  • finish
  • fix
  • freeway
  • give over
  • go
  • going nowhere
  • gridlock
  • halt
  • high road
  • highway
  • hole
  • impasse
  • impede
  • jam
  • knock off
  • lane
  • laneway
  • lapse
  • leading nowhere
  • leave off
  • let up
  • logjam
  • mews
  • morass
  • nowhere to turn
  • obstacle
  • obstruct
  • pass
  • pause
  • pickle
  • pike
  • pinch
  • place
  • plight
  • predicament
  • prevent
  • problem
  • prohibit
  • quagmire
  • quandary
  • quit
  • road
  • road block
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • secondary road
  • shunpike
  • side road
  • side street
  • spot
  • stalemate
  • stall
  • standoff
  • standstill
  • stay
  • stop
  • stumbling block
  • stymie
  • suspend
  • terminate
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • thwart
  • trace
  • track
  • trail
  • turnpike
  • way
  • wind down
  • wind up
  • without egress
  • without exit

earth-shattering

  • all-important
  • big
  • central
  • chips are down
  • consequential
  • considerable
  • critical
  • crucial
  • decisive
  • determining
  • distinctive
  • distinguished
  • earnest
  • earth-shaking
  • earthshaking
  • eminent
  • epochal
  • essential
  • eventful
  • exceptional
  • famous
  • far-reaching
  • fatal
  • fateful
  • grave
  • great
  • heavy
  • heavy number
  • historic
  • illustrious
  • imperative
  • important
  • impressive
  • indispensable
  • key
  • life-or-death
  • major
  • material
  • meaningful
  • memorable
  • momentous
  • monumental
  • much
  • noble
  • notable
  • noteworthy
  • notorious
  • of moment
  • of vital importance
  • outstanding
  • paramount
  • pivotal
  • preeminent
  • prestigious
  • prominent
  • remarkable
  • renowned
  • seminal
  • serious
  • significant
  • sincere
  • strategic
  • substantial
  • tectonic
  • urgent
  • valuable
  • vital
  • vitally important
  • weighty
  • worthwhile
  • worthy

jack-tars

sapient

  • acute
  • astucious
  • astute
  • brainy
  • bright
  • brilliant
  • cagey
  • canny
  • cerebral
  • clear-sighted
  • clearheaded
  • clever
  • contemplative
  • discerning
  • discriminating
  • discriminative
  • educated
  • enlightened
  • erudite
  • experienced
  • farsighted
  • foxy
  • informed
  • insightful
  • intelligent
  • judicious
  • keen
  • knowing
  • knowledgeable
  • learned
  • literate
  • nimble
  • penetrating
  • perceptive
  • percipient
  • perspicacious
  • piercing
  • prudent
  • quick
  • quick-witted
  • reflective
  • sagacious
  • sage
  • scholarly
  • sensible
  • sharp
  • shrewd
  • smart
  • thoughtful
  • wise

kicking in

  • affording
  • ante up
  • awarding
  • bestowing
  • biting the dust
  • buying it
  • buying the farm
  • checking out
  • chip in
  • chipping in
  • commit
  • conferring
  • consuming
  • contributing
  • croaking
  • deceasing
  • demising
  • departing
  • disappearing
  • dish out
  • dole out
  • donate
  • donating
  • dropping
  • drying up
  • dying
  • ending
  • endowing
  • exiting
  • expiring
  • fading
  • failing
  • falling
  • flatlining
  • fork over
  • furnish
  • furnishing
  • give
  • giving
  • giving up the ghost
  • going
  • hand out
  • hand over
  • kicking off
  • kicking the bucket
  • parting
  • passing away
  • pegging out
  • perishing
  • pitch in
  • pitching in
  • pony up
  • popping off
  • predeceasing
  • presenting
  • provide
  • providing
  • snuffing it
  • stepping out
  • succumbing

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