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- pronunciation:
- dI
stihnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
far away in time or space.
At night, we see the light from distant stars.Dinosaurs roamed the earth in the distant past.- synonyms:
- far, faraway, faroff, remote
- antonyms:
- adjacent, close, immediate, near, recent
- similar words:
- outlying, outside, removed, yonder
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definition 2: |
cold, aloof, or removed; lacking warmth or attentiveness.
His father was generally distant and his relationship with him was not close.You seem somewhat distant today; is there anything wrong?- synonyms:
- aloof, cold, cool, remote, unapproachable, unfriendly, withdrawn
- antonyms:
- attentive, friendly
- similar words:
- faraway, formal, frigid, icy, removed, reserved, standoffish, uncommunicative, unsociable
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definition 3: |
not immediately related; not close.
She married a distant cousin of hers.- synonyms:
- remote
- antonyms:
- close, near
- similar words:
- removed
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related words: |
absent-minded, apart, clannish, extreme, far, outer, stiff, taciturn |
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derivations: |
distantly (adv.), distantness (n.) |
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