Antonyms for more distant

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dis-tuhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs tənt

Definition of more distant

Origin : late 14c., from Old French distant (14c.), from Latin distantem (nominative distans), present participle of distare "to stand apart, be remote" (see distance (n.)). Related: Distantly.

adj faraway
adj aloof

Example sentences :

Old Mr. Elmour's manner was also more distant, and Ellen's colder.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

She was more distant, I fancied, and mistress-like, toward my poor old aunt.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

All good Americans, we are told, relegate the sojourn to a more distant future.
Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman

And it was larger, more distant, than he had thought at first.
Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson

Colder still and more distant than ever grew his lordship's voice.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

And then the fainter, final asseverations of the more distant bells—twelve!
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Of a world yet more distant we were taught the gloomiest views.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

They told him the names of the hills and the more distant mountains.
Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

The more distant the affinity, the more general is the extension.
Extract from : « Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) » by George John Romanes

But no—they feared me not—else their flight would have been more distant.
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

Synonyms for more distant

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