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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.
My brother moved to a distant country.In the distant past, Native Americans lived where these houses now stand.- synonyms:
- far, faraway, remote
- antonyms:
- adjacent, close, immediate, near, recent
- similar words:
- outlying, outside, yonder
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| definition 2: |
seeming to be in one's own world and not aware of other people or their feelings.
She seemed distant when we talked.- synonyms:
- aloof, cold, cool, unfriendly
- antonyms:
- attentive
- similar words:
- faraway, formal, frigid, icy, reserved
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| definition 3: |
not closely related.
Lou is a distant cousin of mine.- antonyms:
- close, near
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| related words: |
absent-minded, extreme, far, outer, stiff |
adverb + (adj.)distant
emotionally, near, safely, somewhat
(adj.)distant
+ noun
ancestor,
astronomer,
burst,
cliff,
cloud,
cluster,
colony,
comet,
continent,
corner,
cousin,
cry,
descendant,
destination,
drum,
earthquake,
echo,
explosion,
future,
galaxy,
glow,
gunfire,
headlight,
healing,
hill,
hillside,
horizon,
horn,
hum,
kin,
land,
laughter,
lightning,
location,
memory,
mist,
mountain,
nebula,
neighbor,
noise,
object,
observer,
orbit,
outpost,
past,
peak,
planet,
province,
quasar,
reach,
realm,
relative,
ridge,
roar,
rumble,
rumbling,
scream,
second,
shore,
shout,
silhouette,
siren,
sound,
star,
suburb,
surf,
thunder,
traffic,
tree,
universe,
voice,
whine,
whistle
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| derivations: |
distantly (adv.), distantness (n.) |
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