Synonyms of light-years

light-years

noun

plural of light-year

as in worlds

a huge physical or conceptual distance

my sister and I are close in age, but personality-wise, there are light-years between us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worlds
• galaxies
• ways
• long hauls
• country miles
• infinities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inches
• striking distances
• hairs
• hairbreadths
• stone's throws

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of light-years

Later this week, the moon will pass close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius, a massive red supergiant star about 550 light-years from Earth. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Located around 29,000 light-years from Earth, NGC 6723 is thought to contain some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026

But a study in Wednesday’s issue of Nature describes observations of helium being lost from the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting the star LHS 1140, about 50 light-years away. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

It was discovered almost a decade ago, and orbits a small red dwarf star called LHS 1140, which is almost 49 light-years away from our solar system. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Rubin released its first images last year, including colorful shots of the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas located thousands of light-years from Earth. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

This star-forming region sits 20,000 light-years away from Earth. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2026