FAR-OFF Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

far-off

adjective

ˈfär-ˌȯf

Definition of far-off

as in away

not close in time or space many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future

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Recent Examples of far-off The experiences left me too impatient to wait for the next total solar eclipse in the continental United States in far-off 2044. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Among all the far-off places, and all the deserted and unknown cities, among all the lawless, godless regions, the Guayrá was an oasis. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 But other parts of the country are more like sensor deserts, where AQI scores are interpolated from readings made in far-off places, and precision is reduced. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for far-off

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Adjective

Kalen DeBoer’s Tide dropped the SEC road opener two years ago and the first away game of last season.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Mohamed Salah's Trabzonspor was eliminated by Ferencvaros 5-0 on aggregate following a 4-0 away loss in the second leg.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of away

Adjective

Growing up in nearby Long Island, where my parents moved partially due to fear of what would happen next, the attacks felt like a distant but ever-present part of my life.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
This week is a great time to find it because Neptune soon reaches opposition within Pisces, making the distant planet brighter than at any other time this year.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

The Georgia international cutting in off the left to curl the ball into the far corner has been a trademark in European football since his 2022 move to Napoli, but the ball in behind being played by his opposite winger, Desire Doue, felt different.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
At the far end of the tiny house, opposite the entrance, is a proper bedroom, rather than the loft-style sleeping spaces found in many tiny houses.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of far

Adjective

Many athletes are motivated by a deep hatred of losing, more so than a love of winning.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
There’s also a deep respect for craftsmanship—from marble carving, for which the Cyclades are famous, to fishing, farming, and handmade work.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of deep

Adjective

This allows XPeng to run its physical AI foundation model directly on the robot rather than relying on remote computing or teleoperation for complex tasks.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
But success has been elusive—which, McDowell says, is all the more remarkable, given the site’s near-ideal remote, equatorial locale.

— Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of remote

Adjective

That hope comes after Moderna and Merck’s stunning success with an mRNA vaccine that lowered the odds of surgically removed melanoma spreading or coming back.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors later filed a superseding indictment in May 2025 that added a new count of stalking, but removed references to Durk’s lyrics as evidence.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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