Antonyms for far away
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : fahr |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɑr |
Definition of far away
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 away : adv in another direction; at a distance
- As in far and away : adv by a long way
- As in afar : adv a great distance away
- As in definitely : adv certainly
- As in easily : adv without a doubt
- The pillory stood not far away, and the May-pole is also mentioned.
- Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
- Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Far away was the night nurse's desk, with its lamp, its annunciator, its pile of records.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- As far away from post offices and telegraph offices as possible.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- For five years Angelique lived and grew there, as if in a cloister, far away from the world.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- It seemed so soft, so caressing, so far away, and yet so near.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- The Host had taken us to a far away part of his possessions.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- Oh, but I do not want to be so far away and look on; I want to be in it.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- He was so far away now that no warlike sound could reach him.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- The wary and skillful Johnston had another army, and he could not be far away.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
Synonyms for far away
- abroad
- absent
- absolutely
- actually
- afar
- almost certainly
- apart
- aside
- assuredly
- beyond
- beyond any doubt
- beyond question
- by a great deal
- by far
- categorically
- certainly
- clearly
- decidedly
- definitely
- distant
- doubtless
- doubtlessly
- easily
- elsewhere
- explicitly
- expressly
- far afield
- far and away
- far and wide
- far away
- far off
- far remote
- finally
- forth
- from here
- hence
- indeed
- indisputably
- indubitably
- no doubt
- no ifs ands or buts about it
- not present
- obviously
- off
- out of
- out of the way
- over
- plainly
- positively
- probably
- really
- remote
- specifically
- surely
- to one side
- to the highest degree
- truly
- undeniably
- undoubtedly
- unequivocally
- unmistakably
- unquestionably
- without doubt
- without fail
- without question
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