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Detailed Synonyms for distant in English

distant:

distant adj

  1. distant
    cold
    – extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion 1
    • cold adj
      • a cold unfriendly nod1
      • a cold and unaffectionate person1
      • a cold impersonal manner1
      • cold logic1
      • the concert left me cold1
  2. distant
  3. distant
  4. distant
    – located far away spatially 1
    remote; distant
    – located far away spatially 1
  5. distant
    – separate or apart in time 1
    remote; distant; removed
    – separate or apart in time 1
  6. distant
    – separated in space or coming from or going to a distance 1
    distant
    – separated in space or coming from or going to a distance 1
    • distant adj
      • distant villages1
      • the sound of distant traffic1
      • a distant sound1
      • a distant telephone call1
  7. distant
    – far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship 1
    remote; distant
    – far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship 1
    • remote adj
      • a remote relative1
      • considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics1
    • distant adj
      • a distant cousin1
      • a distant likeness1
  8. distant
    – remote in manner 1
    distant; aloof; upstage
    – remote in manner 1
    • distant adj
      • a distant smile1
    • aloof adj
      • stood apart with aloof dignity1
    • upstage adj
      • he was upstage with strangers1

Related Words for "distant":

  • distantly

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Related Definitions for "distant":

  1. located far away spatially1
    • distant lands1
  2. separate or apart in time1
    • distant events1
  3. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance1
    • distant villages1
    • the sound of distant traffic1
    • a distant sound1
    • a distant telephone call1
  4. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship 1
    • a distant cousin1
    • a distant likeness1
  5. remote in manner1
    • a distant smile1

Related Synonyms for distant