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

Even so, Omega Centauri still contains about 10 million stars, collectively located 18,000 light-years from Earth. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 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

And like the photons that travel billions of light-years to reach us, new fragments are constantly falling into place. — Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026

The luminous formation about 16 million light-years away visible around the galaxy is called a starburst ring, home to new stars. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 July 2026