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Synonyms & Antonyms of distant
1
not close in time or space
- the distant towers were barely visible in the fog
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2
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
- was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
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- aloof,
- antisocial,
- asocial,
- buttoned-up,
- cold,
- cold-eyed,
- cool,
- detached,
- dry,
- frosty,
- offish,
- remote,
- standoff,
- standoffish,
- unbending,
- unclubbable,
- unsociable
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- boon,
- clubbable
- (also clubable),
- clubby,
- companionable,
- convivial,
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- gregarious,
- outgoing
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3
being not of the same kind
- a marriage between two people from very distant cultures
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The first known use of distant was in the 14th century
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