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

As the Laurentide retreated across the plateau, tundra plants colonized the newly bare ground.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
As the world has become more and more connected, governments have retreated from global problems.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of retreated

Verb

Guests who think an occasional bottle of wine flung on the counter has rendered this custom obsolete should note that any sensible hostess will disagree.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Within five minutes, the curtain was flung back again and one of the medical students bolted out of the department in a panic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of flung

Verb

By century’s end, however, the specter of famine had largely receded (aside from tragedies of war and misgovernment, no small caveat).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Later, when the water receded, Fulcher and McKay pried open the Trotters’ crumpled trailer.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of receded

Verb

This could help establish a circular supply chain in which discarded electronic components become feedstock for new industrial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of discarded

Verb

When asked whether Kessler’s return would spark extra motivation for the Jazz, Utah coach Will Hardy dispelled any suggestions of revenge.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
If there was any worry that Sühlmann would misunderstand the brand, it was dispelled the moment the Mission S was unveiled.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispelled

Verb

The first atmospheric river to hit the Southwest this season dumped up to five times the average rain for November in parts of the region, triggering destructive flooding for the second consecutive month.

— Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumped

Verb

As a whole, dispersed across the World Wide Web, its river and tributaries, the words and images and videos form a new corpus of word and art.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Since 2021, New York has dispersed $70 million in down payment assistance.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispersed

Verb

In recent years, insurance companies have restricted business and shed large numbers of policies following catastrophic wildfires and fears about more in the future.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
At the time, tastemakers were shedding the darker, heavier, traditionalist aesthetics of the Victorian era.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of shed

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