Antonyms for far out


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahr-out
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑrˈaʊt


Definition of far out

Origin :
  • also far-out, 1887, "remote, distant;" from far + out. Slang sense of "excellent, wonderful," is from 1954, originally in jazz talk.
  • adj unusual
Example sentences :
  • The ship was a little too far out for the best holding ground.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I've often seen the mirage, generally about dark, far out on the western plains.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • How far out of its selfish track does it move the life into ways of sacrifice?
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • And, far out, dotted and sprinkled along the horizon, were sails.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • If he hadn't made us, we could never have pulled so far out into the track of ships.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • Far out in the shine of the lake a fish jumped, splashing sharply.
  • Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • If we hadn't been so far out of Carlingford, things might have been very different.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
  • I could not think of bringing two people so far out of their way.
  • Extract from : « Steve and the Steam Engine » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • When X-Ray called it a hurricane he was not far out of the way.
  • Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys » by Silas K. Boone
  • When he came to himself after his drunken sleep, the vessel was far out at sea.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman

Synonyms for far out

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