Synonyms of far

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adverb

ˈfär 

as in very

to a great degree

the solid advice that if you can't say something good about a person, it is far better to say nothing at all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• very
• extremely
• terribly
• incredibly
• too
• highly
• so
• much
• damn
• badly
• damned
• really
• most
• severely
• seriously
• desperately
• greatly
• wildly
• that
• especially
• heavily
• particularly
• intensely
• super
• jolly
• real
• full
• such
• way
• immensely
• exceptionally
• fiercely
• mighty
• awfully
• exceedingly
• hugely
• absolutely
• fantastically
• vastly
• totally
• good and
• frightfully
• extra
• passing
• supremely
• specially
• enormously
• remarkably
• vitally
• eminently
• fabulously
• uncommonly
• completely
• awful
• sore
• thoroughly
• mortally
• a lot
• achingly
• surpassingly
• ever
• utterly
• significantly
• deeply
• wicked
• entirely
• deadly
• bone
• roaring
• sorely
• colossally
• rattling
• cracking
• archly
• almighty
• dang
• beastly
• right
• positively
• mightily
• majorly
• considerably
• thumping
• roaringly
• whacking
• monstrous
• wholly
• blisteringly
• noticeably
• spanking
• corking
• filthy
• substantially
• fully
• obviously
• as all get-out
• visibly
• notably
• downright
• stinking
• radically
• unco
• markedly
• purely
• profoundly
• extensively
• flat-out
• palpably
• appreciably
• altogether
• abundantly
• discernibly
• plentifully
• plainly
• excessively
• astronomically
• monumentally
• obscenely
• staggeringly
• astonishingly
• overmuch
• amazingly
• monstrously
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• slightly
• little
• nominally
• negligibly
• just
• hardly
• scarcely
• barely
• marginally
• minimally
• meagerly
• scantily

far

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adjective

1

as in long

lasting for a considerable time

the primitive rafts that ancient peoples built for their far journeys across the wide expanses of Oceania

Synonyms & Similar Words

• long
• lengthy
• great
• endless
• extended
• marathon
• long-term
• prolonged
• long-drawn-out
• long-lived
• protracted
• persistent
• interminable
• permanent
• everlasting
• longish
• overlong
• aeonian
• multiday
• all-day
• multiyear
• all-night

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• little
• short
• brief
• short-term
• mini
• sudden
• abrupt
• curtailed
• condensed
• abbreviated
• short-lived
• transient
• fleeting
• ephemeral
• momentary
• transitory
• shortish
• shortened
• short-range
• impermanent

2

as in away

not close in time or space

the dream of someday sending manned spacecraft to explore the far reaches of our solar system

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• deep
• distant
• apart
• removed
• remote
• faraway
• nowhere
• far-off
• far-flung
• isolated
• outlying
• secluded
• obscure
• lonesome
• out-of-the-way
• retired
• secret
• odd
• devious
• sequestered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• close
• near
• nearby
• adjacent
• nigh
• contiguous
• adjoining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of far

Adverb

The property is in Newcastle, about halfway between Lincoln and Auburn in the Sierra Foothills, and not far off the Interstate 80 corridor. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

For those wondering what vibe the comedian—no stranger to stirring up controversy—is offering up this time, look no further than the special’s subtitle. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Adjective

The Cabin Creek Trailhead is in far Northern California, about 40 miles north of Redding and roughly 180 miles north of Sacramento. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Advertisement Netanyahu’s far-right coalition is not doing well. — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing far

• as far as
• by far
• far and away
• far and near
• far and wide
• far cry
• few and far between
• on the far side of
• so far
• so far as
• thus far