FAR CRY Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

far cry

noun

Definition of far cry next

as in mile

a long distance the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab

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Recent Examples of far cry La Baule’s most unique class is its Saturday-afternoon Derby, a marathon effort that spans 26 jumping efforts and over two minutes of jumping — a far cry from a jump-off class, which halves that time and effort in the first round, and halves it again in its against-the-clock finale. —

Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 13 June 2026 Lead actress dropped to 41 from 53, a far cry from the 96 in 2023. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026 But as the couple quickly learns, ranching in Texas is a far cry from ranching in Montana. —

Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026 Which is a far cry from the tools available to Miami’s chief meteorologist, Richard Gray, in 1926. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for far cry

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Noun

The organization also noted that the barge carrying the fireworks was around two miles from Jackie and Shadow’s nest and that the show was scheduled to finish in under 30 minutes.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
She was last seen on a game camera west of Leakey, roughly 100 miles northwest of San Antonio, according to the officials.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 24 June 2026