far
adverb
[ fɑː ]
• at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another).
• "the house was not too far away"
Similar:
a long way,
a great distance,
a good way,
afar,
• over a large expanse of space or time.
• "he had not travelled far"
Similar:
to a certain extent,
to a limited extent,
up to a point,
to a degree,
to some extent,
within reason,
within limits,
• by a great deal.
• "he is able to function far better than usual"
Similar:
much,
very much,
considerably,
markedly,
immeasurably,
decidedly,
greatly,
significantly,
substantially,
appreciably,
noticeably,
materially,
signally,
to a great extent/degree,
by much,
by a great amount,
by a great deal,
by a long way,
by far,
by a mile,
easily,
far
adjective
• situated at a great distance in space or time.
• "the far reaches of the universe"
Similar:
distant,
faraway,
far off,
remote,
out of the way,
far flung,
far removed,
outlying,
obscure,
isolated,
cut-off,
inaccessible,
off the beaten track,
in the back of beyond,
godforsaken,
Origin:
Old English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.
