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

Or road-trip to those faraway state parks that long summer days grant more time for visiting. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 June 2025

Reports across the country suggest American consumers are hesitant about booking long vacations in faraway places this summer. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025

Cruise is now 62, and denying it with every maniacal sprint down some faraway city’s waterfront boulevard. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025

As the company prospered, Andrew III, whose father Andrew McNally II ran the company from 1933 to 1948, came of age thinking nothing of taking off for faraway places. —Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 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