FAR-OFF Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

far-off

adjective

ˈfär-ˌȯf

Definition of far-off

as in away

not close in time or space many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future

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Recent Examples of far-off That’s the state Supergirl is in when she is dragged into a local dispute on some far-off planet, defending the honor of an orphaned teenage girl, Ruthye (Eve Ridley); her parents were murdered by a brigand named Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts). — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 For Atlanta entrepreneur Sheniya Weems, artificial intelligence isn’t about far-off technology trends. — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 19 June 2026 Drop the reference now and some of the old heads will nod and smile knowingly, before staring into some far-off place as awful memories of what once was play in their minds. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026 By 2026, what seemed like a far-off horizon in 2024 is beginning to show real progress. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for far-off

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United hold back 200 tickets from each away allocation (typically 3,000) for their players, and not all of these are taken.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The Magritte design continues a recent tradition of Belgium using its away kit to celebrate the country’s cultural identity.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of away

Adjective

That microscopic shift alters the laser beams ever so slightly, producing a tiny flicker of light that alerts scientists to a distant cosmic event.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
For more than a decade, including when his party controlled both houses of Congress and the White House, the high school football star in his distant youth has been unable to move the ball a single yard.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

An old Swiss military bicycle was propped up against the far wall, which was of light grey stone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Schweikert has presented himself as a more moderate alternative to Biggs, criticizing him for his ties to far-right entities such as the Proud Boys.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

Definition of far

Adjective

Wi-Fi was quite fast—backed by Starlink—and able to support Zoom calls and remote work.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
But those tools were never designed to solve the problem of hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon stored beneath remote boreal forests stretching across northern Canada.

— Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of remote

Adjective

If a second autopsy is requested, there may be a delay in the ability to examine the removed tissue.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 22 July 2026
There were few professional doctors, so healthcare came from midwives, bonesetters who also cut hair and removed cataracts, ministers, and community members, including apothecaries and plantation root doctors who were knowledgeable about plants.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

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