DISTANCED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

distanced

verb

past tense of distance

as in retreated

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as in flung

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Verb

After Diana’s death following an August 1997 car crash, Jane retreated from the public eye.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
Luckily, a Colts staffer hustled onto the field to get his attention, so Doyle retreated to the sideline and kept studying his play sheet.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of retreated

Verb

When the ball hit the turf, Rocchio flung his helmet in the air and Cleveland's dugout emptied onto the field to celebrate.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Some flight attendants were also reportedly flung into the air, while one flight attendant was injured during the event.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flung

Verb

When the water receded, the cliffs were exposed and began eroding, revealing prehistoric remains.

— Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
A week after the floodwaters receded, Angelenos started circulating petitions that would recall the corrupt Shaw from office.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of receded

Verb

In 2016, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, founded Food for Soul, a cultural project that empowers communities, and salvages and repurposes food that would otherwise be discarded.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Its two outer booster engines were discarded during flight, while the central sustainer continued operating and later helped the converted Atlas launch John Glenn into orbit.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of discarded

Verb

Separately, police said another woman was found dead on Sunday in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, her body wrapped in a duvet and dumped near a dam.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumped

Verb

Guests began making their way to the fourth-floor galleries, where conversations continued as the crowd dispersed through the museum.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
For funds to count as zakat, the money has to be dispersed to an entity that has been recognized by Islamic leaders as zakat-eligible.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispersed

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