Synonyms of far

far 1 of 2

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

Firefighters put out the blaze by Friday morning as other crews in planes headed further south toward the Peljesac peninsula where another wildfire broke out overnight. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Perhaps the only way out for Welch is to go far beyond the tepid promises to date. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Adjective

When traveling a far distance, consider whether there are more environmentally friendly modes of transit available. — Lucie McCormick, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 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