Synonyms of distant

distant

adjective

ˈdi-stənt 

1

as in away

not close in time or space

the distant towers were barely visible in the fog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• far
• deep
• removed
• remote
• apart
• far-off
• faraway
• far-flung
• outlying
• isolated
• secluded
• nowhere
• obscure
• out-of-the-way
• lonesome
• odd
• retired
• secret
• devious
• sequestered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• close
• near
• nearby
• adjacent
• contiguous
• nigh
• adjoining

2

as in detached

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

was distant and distracted all throughout the interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detached
• cold
• remote
• cool
• aloof
• dry
• withdrawn
• reserved
• silent
• frosty
• clinical
• standoffish
• unsociable
• timid
• antisocial
• offish
• professional
• unbending
• shy
• asocial
• hard
• standoff
• unclubbable
• reclusive
• cold-eyed
• indifferent
• impersonal
• buttoned-up
• unsocial
• introverted
• recessive
• dispassionate
• indrawn
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• misanthropic
• uninterested
• apathetic
• taciturn
• uncommunicative
• diffident
• reticent
• incurious
• nongregarious
• cliquish
• cliquey
• clubbish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warm
• social
• friendly
• cordial
• sociable
• expansive
• companionable
• outgoing
• convivial
• gregarious
• boon
• communicative
• extroverted
• talkative
• garrulous
• hospitable
• clubby
• gracious
• genial
• amiable
• folksy
• affable
• clubbable
• congenial
• agreeable
• neighborly
• kindly

3

as in different

being not of the same kind

a marriage between two people from very distant cultures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• different
• diverse
• distinctive
• distinct
• distinguishable
• other
• dissimilar
• disparate
• varied
• unlike
• various
• several
• divergent
• differentiable
• unalike
• nonidentical
• mixed
• sundry
• miscellaneous
• alternative
• variant
• unequal
• alternate
• individual
• single
• particular
• disproportionate
• discriminable
• peculiar
• divers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• same
• similar
• parallel
• like
• identical
• kindred
• indistinguishable
• kin
• equal
• equivalent
• comparable
• alike
• related
• analogous
• tantamount
• homologous
• akin
• homogeneous
• selfsame
• uniform
• homogenous
• homological

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distant

Oman is not some distant neutral country that wandered into an American dispute. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

The number of the staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and Economics and Fields Medal in Mathematics, with recent awards also weighted more heavily than distant ones. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Echoes are echoes, after all, whether from distant star systems or from the far corner of the house. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

There was a time in the not-so-distant-past when credit cards were a genuine novelty for American consumers. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026