faraway

adjective

far·​away ˈfär-ə-ˌwā 

1

: lying at a great distance : remote

faraway lands

2

: dreamy, abstracted

a faraway look in her eyes

Synonyms of faraway

• away
• distant
• far
• deep
• removed
• remote

Examples of faraway in a Sentence

My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands.

growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places

Recent Examples on the Web

In Litchfield, a couple who provide travel plans for people seeking experiences in faraway places have opened a clubhouse for anyone who needs a little time to themselves, but close to home. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Once a year for the next three years, his team will be able to focus JWST onto the faraway astrophysical source of some especially ancient FRB, seeking to break the cosmic distance record yet again. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

The Nobel committee said his work was instrumental to the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which glimpsed the first high-energy neutrinos from faraway galaxies. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Experts believe they were brought to the site from a faraway location, also unknown. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for faraway

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

faraway

adjective

far·​away ˌfär-ə-ˌwā 

1

: remote entry 1 sense 1, distant

faraway lands

2

: preoccupied sense 1, dreamy

a faraway look