Synonyms of distance

distance 1 of 2

noun

ˈdi-stən(t)s 

1

as in length

the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects

the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• length
• width
• spacing
• height
• way
• stretch
• remove
• space
• lead
• area
• spread
• depth
• altitude
• range
• breadth
• volume
• extent
• scope
• extension
• reach
• flight
• rise
• throw
• clearance
• sweep
• shot
• drop
• cast
• fall
• haul
• berth

2

as in expanse

a wide space or area

a region marked by great, featureless distances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expanse
• expansion
• length
• stretch
• breadth
• extent
• reach
• sheet
• field
• plain
• depth
• spread
• territory
• scope
• waste
• scale
• sphere
• domain
• spectrum
• sweep
• range
• span
• compass
• amplitude
• extension
• magnitude
• latitude
• gamut
• void
• emptiness
• immensity

3

as in difference

the quality or state of being different

the brothers' personalities are like the distance between night and day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difference
• distinctness
• distinctiveness
• diversity
• contrast
• distinction
• disparity
• dissimilarity
• discrepancy
• disagreement
• diverseness
• divergence
• unlikeness
• dissimilitude
• variation
• disparateness
• variability
• otherness
• change
• variance
• deviance
• friction
• modification
• distinguishability
• imbalance
• differentiability
• discord
• conflict
• inequality
• incongruence
• strife
• discordance
• discriminability
• incongruity
• dichotomy
• disproportion
• disunity
• dissension
• incompatibility
• dissent
• dissidence
• nonconformity
• incongruousness
• anomalousness
• nonequivalence

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• similarity
• resemblance
• community
• analogy
• likeness
• identity
• sameness
• agreement
• accordance
• correspondence
• conformity
• parallelism
• equality
• alikeness
• equivalence
• analogousness
• similitude
• congruity
• equivalency
• uniformity
• identicalness
• homogeneity
• homogeneousness

distance

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verb

1

as in to retreat

Related Words

• retreat
• recede
• dispel
• scatter
• broadcast
• disperse
• clear out
• dissipate
• divide
• distribute
• sow
• diverge
• spread
• part
• fork
• bestrew
• branch (out)
• separate
• disband
• break up

Dissimilar Words

• join
• meet
• converge
• gather
• assemble

2

as in to throw away

Related Words

• throw away
• fling
• ditch
• desert
• shed
• throw out
• escape
• discard
• dump
• forsake
• leave
• scrap
• withdraw (from)
• abandon
• cut off
• separate (from)
• retreat (from)
• strand
• junk
• hand over
• shuck (off)
• relinquish
• jettison
• yield
• give up
• deliver
• surrender
• maroon
• vacate
• ignore
• take off (from)
• disregard
• quit
• sacrifice
• renounce
• forget
• reject
• neglect
• repudiate
• disown
• abjure

Dissimilar Words

• keep
• have
• own
• hold
• retain
• possess
• withhold
• reserve
• reclaim
• save
• harbor
• redeem
• rescue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distance

Noun

The neighborhood/area There’s plenty within walking distance here, which isn’t always the case at resorts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Woeful may have undercut the reality of the Lakers’ first-half shooting blunders from distance. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

Verb

Stevens and other Democrats urged him to go further to denounce the content of the advertisement rather than merely distance himself from it. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, Zerwas is moving to another unit on the other side of the complex to try to distance himself from the smoke. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing distance

• shouting distance