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 spot seats 180 people, but feels far more intimate—perhaps because of the attentive staff, or the relaxed vibe. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

The Dodgers charged the Angels half the cost of toilet paper even though the Dodgers attracted far more than half the fans. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Police, in a news release, said he was struck by a vehicle while in the far-right lane, and the driver remained at the scene. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026

What does touch Earth will create an ellipse of totality over the far north of Russia. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 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