Synonyms of distantly

distantly

adverb

1

as in remotely

Related Words

• remotely

Dissimilar Words

• closely
• nearly
• near

2

as in indirectly

Related Words

• indirectly
• publicly
• openly

Dissimilar Words

• personally
• intimately
• face-to-face
• familiarly
• secretly
• tête-à-tête
• confidentially

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distantly

This was followed distantly (15 percent) by challenges with market pricing strategy, or trouble passing along the cost of the tariffs to consumers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Turns out, they were actually related, albeit more distantly. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

These species are distantly related, yet have different functional and anatomical traits. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

The year is 1915, and while the First World War may be raging in Europe, the sleepy Isles of Scilly — off England’s Cornish coastline — seem distantly removed from the conflict. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 July 2026

The fossil belonged to Margaritifera valdensis, an ancient freshwater shellfish distantly related to modern freshwater pearl mussels. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

Beatific, powerful, a holy mediatrix, distantly beloved. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

Despite some birdlike traits, alvarezsaurs were only distantly related to birds. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026

Both botanical families fall under the Solanales order, so the tubers are distantly related. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026