Synonyms of far

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adverb

ˈfär 

as in very

to a great degree

the solid advice that if you can't say something good about a person, it is far better to say nothing at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• very
• extremely
• terribly
• incredibly
• too
• highly
• so
• much
• damn
• badly
• damned
• really
• most
• severely
• seriously
• desperately
• greatly
• wildly
• that
• especially
• heavily
• particularly
• intensely
• super
• jolly
• real
• full
• such
• way
• immensely
• exceptionally
• fiercely
• mighty
• awfully
• exceedingly
• hugely
• absolutely
• fantastically
• vastly
• totally
• good and
• frightfully
• extra
• passing
• supremely
• specially
• enormously
• remarkably
• vitally
• eminently
• fabulously
• uncommonly
• completely
• awful
• sore
• thoroughly
• mortally
• a lot
• achingly
• surpassingly
• ever
• utterly
• significantly
• deeply
• wicked
• entirely
• deadly
• bone
• roaring
• sorely
• colossally
• rattling
• cracking
• archly
• almighty
• dang
• beastly
• right
• positively
• mightily
• majorly
• considerably
• thumping
• roaringly
• whacking
• monstrous
• wholly
• blisteringly
• noticeably
• spanking
• corking
• filthy
• substantially
• fully
• obviously
• as all get-out
• visibly
• notably
• downright
• stinking
• radically
• unco
• markedly
• purely
• profoundly
• extensively
• flat-out
• palpably
• appreciably
• altogether
• abundantly
• discernibly
• plentifully
• plainly
• excessively
• astronomically
• monumentally
• obscenely
• staggeringly
• astonishingly
• overmuch
• amazingly
• monstrously
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• slightly
• little
• nominally
• negligibly
• just
• hardly
• scarcely
• barely
• marginally
• minimally
• meagerly
• scantily

far

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adjective

1

as in long

lasting for a considerable time

the primitive rafts that ancient peoples built for their far journeys across the wide expanses of Oceania

Synonyms & Similar Words

• long
• lengthy
• great
• endless
• extended
• marathon
• long-term
• prolonged
• long-drawn-out
• long-lived
• protracted
• persistent
• interminable
• permanent
• everlasting
• longish
• overlong
• aeonian
• multiday
• all-day
• multiyear
• all-night

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• short
• brief
• short-term
• mini
• sudden
• abrupt
• curtailed
• condensed
• abbreviated
• short-lived
• transient
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• momentary
• transitory
• shortish
• shortened
• short-range
• impermanent

2

as in away

not close in time or space

the dream of someday sending manned spacecraft to explore the far reaches of our solar system

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of far

Adverb

One household’s squeeze may look nothing like its neighbor’s, but trace each far enough back and the same few fractures are doing the work. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Flows on a popular section near Kremmling were near normal, as were water levels farther downstream in Glenwood Canyon. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026

Adjective

This time, though, Le Pen’s views and her far-right party are more mainstream, and the question of who is French is contested even beyond France’s borders. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Closer Raisel Iglesias began that period mostly unbothered at the far end of the walkway before media members found their way to his table. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 July 2026

Phrases Containing far

• as far as
• by far
• far and away
• far and near
• far and wide
• far cry
• few and far between
• on the far side of
• so far
• so far as
• thus far