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

Analysts caution that Federal Reserve monetary policy and corporate earnings cycles exert a far greater influence on equity performance than election outcomes alone. — CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

The pressure could push South Africa further into China’s orbit. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Adjective

This week, our picks include a brownstone floor-through with original Italianate flourishes in Prospect Heights and a garden apartment in the far West Village with a private patio. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

The motto of the franchise is ‘In the grim darkness of the far future, there is nothing but war,’ which could tap into his darker sensibilities, but Flanagan wasn’t giving much away when Deadline probed for an update. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Nov. 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