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Antonyms for by far
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : fahr |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɑr |
Definition of by far
Origin :- Old English feorr "far, remote, distant, to a great distance, long ago," from Proto-Germanic *ferro (cf. Old Saxon ferr, Old Frisian fer, Old Norse fjarre, Dutch ver, Old High German ferro, German fern, Gothic fairra), from PIE *per- "through, across, beyond" (cf. Sanskrit parah "farther, remote, ulterior," Hittite para "outside of," Greek pera "across, beyond," Latin per "through," Old Irish ire "farther"). Far East "China, Japan, and surrounding regions" is from 1838.
- As in far and away : adv by a long way
- As in easily : adv without a doubt
Synonyms for by far
- absolutely
- actually
- almost certainly
- assuredly
- beyond question
- by a great deal
- by far
- certainly
- clearly
- decidedly
- definitely
- doubtless
- doubtlessly
- far and away
- far and wide
- indeed
- indisputably
- indubitably
- no doubt
- plainly
- positively
- probably
- really
- surely
- to the highest degree
- truly
- undeniably
- undoubtedly
- unequivocally
- unquestionably
- without doubt
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