Synonyms for more distant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dis-tuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs tənt |
Top 10 synonyms for more distant Other synonyms for the word more distant
- a piece
- abroad
- abstracted
- apart
- arm's length
- asunder
- away
- backwoods
- beyond range
- ceremonious
- cool
- far back
- farther
- formal
- further
- haughty
- in the background
- in the boonies
- in the distance
- in the sticks
- indirect
- insociable
- laid back
- middle of nowhere
- modest
- not home
- offish
- on ice
- out of earshot
- out of range
- out of reach
- out-of-the-way
- outlying
- proud
- put on airs
- reserved
- restrained
- reticent
- retired
- retiring
- secluded
- secret
- separate
- sequestered
- shy
- solitary
- standoff
- standoffish
- stiff
- stuck-up
- telescopic
- unapproachable
- uncompanionable
- unconcerned
- unfriendly
- unsociable
- uppity
- ways
- wide of
- withdrawn
- yonder
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for more distant
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