Antonyms for faroff


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahr-awf, -of
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑrˈɔf, -ˈɒf


Definition of faroff

Origin :
  • also faroff, 1590s, from far + off.
  • As in inaccessible : adj out of reach
  • As in last : adj final; newest
  • As in long : adj extended in space or time
  • As in obscure : adj out-of-the-way, little-known
  • As in off-center : adj wide
  • As in outlying : adj in rural area; remote
  • As in remote : adj out-of-the-way; in the distance
  • As in uncharted : adj unknown
  • As in unknown : adj obscure, mysterious
  • As in wide : adj off-course
  • As in out-of-the-way : adj distant
  • As in far-off : adj distant
  • As in inapproachable : adj inaccessible
  • As in lattermost : adj last
  • As in outmost : adj extreme
  • As in overlong : adj long
  • As in protracted : adj long
  • As in rearmost : adj last
  • As in unattainable : adj inaccessible
  • As in unreachable : adj inaccessible
  • As in distant : adj faraway
  • As in extreme : adj faraway
  • As in faint : adj having little effect on senses
  • As in far : adj at a great distance
  • As in faraway : adj remote, distant
  • As in foreign : adj from another country, experience
Example sentences :
  • All it needed was the faroff smell of secondhand ham and cabbage.
  • Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
  • When they reached the flight of steps leading downward from the Capitol, there was a faroff noise of singing and laughter.
  • Extract from : « The Marble Faun, Volume I. » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • He was silent, and his eyes wandered away to the faroff woods, perhaps back to those distant memories of his.
  • Extract from : « The Ink-Stain, Complete » by Rene Bazin

Synonyms for faroff

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