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

• away
• deep
• distant
• far
• far-flung
• far-off
• remote
• removed

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

As grandpa was inking billion-dollar deals in faraway gleaming cities built in deserts, his daughter Tiffany gave birth to a baby boy, her first child, the president's 11th grandchild. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 May 2025

So, while things in Pittsburgh are up in the air, Crosby continues to play at a high level for Canada in a faraway land. —Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 May 2025

Are customers coming from far away? Small-business owners should ask whether customers are coming from faraway areas. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

Eclectica Co-Production Companies: Vertigo Countries: Croatia, Slovenia On a faraway Dalmatian island in the 1920s Pogana, a woman from the inlands, is sold to be the new wife of a widowed sailor with five children. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for faraway

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• 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