Synonyms of faraway

faraway

adjective

ˈfär-ə-ˌwā 

as in away

not close in time or space

growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• distant
• far
• deep
• removed
• remote
• far-off
• apart
• far-flung
• outlying
• nowhere
• isolated
• out-of-the-way
• secluded
• lonesome
• obscure
• secret
• retired
• odd
• devious
• sequestered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• near
• nearby
• close
• adjacent
• contiguous
• nigh
• adjoining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of faraway

The protests were widely broadcast on state media, in sharp contrast to Assad’s days, when state television peddled disinformation to discredit them, including claims that the protests were staged from faraway studios in Qatar. — Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Rockliffe’s new fine-dining restaurant Atlas is supplied by an extensive on-site garden blooming with faraway citrus varieties, fields of microgreens, and mushrooms. — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Scientists are uncovering clues that suggest cosmic rays come from extremely hot and faraway areas of the universe, ejected by exploding stars and powerful objects called supermassive black holes. — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

So too are editor Pauline Gaillard’s sharp cuts, which are often timed exactly to coincide with the moment that someone lost in faraway thought finishes swirling their mouthful of Pinot Noir and hocks it unceremoniously into a nearby receptacle. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026