far from

phrase

: of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than

the trip was far from a failure

Examples of far from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, the database is far from comprehensive and represents about a fifth of Homeland Security's workforce, which staffs a little more than 220,000 people. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

The trickster figures of North American Indigenous peoples are not far from them, either. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

This particular weekend had me in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, not far from home. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Disney is far from the only entertainment company cutting costs. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for far from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum