COUNTRY MILE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

country mile

noun

Definition of country mile next

as in mile

a long distance the distance from the car to the concert hall felt like a country mile in her new high heels

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Recent Examples of country mile The Nutribullet Ultra blender, the top pick by a country mile in our best personal blender testing, is currently an eye-popping 50% off. —

Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot. —

Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025 Peaches, my favorite fruit by a backwoods country mile, seemed deeply Southern, or so this Yankee had always thought. —

The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 Schaefer is the best defenseman in the draft class by a country mile. —

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for country mile

Recent Examples of Synonyms for country mile

mile

Noun

Smith lived in Brownsville, less than a mile from where he was stabbed, according to cops.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
At their closest point, the aircraft were about a half-mile apart and within 350 feet of the same altitude, according to data from Flightradar24.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026