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

While that unfolded, Justin Crawford retreated to the Phillies dugout.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
When the Hills couple faced financial issues after the show ended, the two retreated to Pratt’s parents’ beach home in Carpinteria, California, to get back to regular life.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of retreated

Verb

As the immediate crisis receded, many organizations returned not only to their offices, but also to old assumptions about strategy, talent and risk.

— Akolisa Ufodike, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
But then the number fell from 2010 until 2022, as the Great Recession’s impact gradually receded.

— Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of receded

Verb

Alas, this compact between viewer and moviemaker is discarded in most contemporary comic book movies.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
While the business of cosmetically modified, futuristic-looking pets remains in its infancy, animal rights groups worry that eventually the creatures will be created, sold and later discarded in crowded municipal shelters.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarded

Verb

Any fears the new arrival on loan from Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds may have lacked maturity, though, were quickly dispelled.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Speaking on a recent episode of the podcast, the former Miss Kansas USA and marathon runner dispelled misconceptions around women's fitness — specifically the belief that lifting heavy weights leads to a bulky physique.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispelled

Verb

The concern is that I would get emotionally involved with this girl too soon after being dumped.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Real people went outside and dumped buckets of ice on their heads, ostensibly to spread awareness of a neurodegenerative disease.

— Matt Carlstrom, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumped

Verb

But other roles are likely to be shed as the companies join forces and look to streamline operations.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Contributor Stewart Savin put this model to the test by cleaning up after her 60-pound German Shepherd rescue mix, whose shedding season is 365 days a year.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shed

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