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furthest adverb [ ˈfəːðɪst ]

• at or by the greatest distance (used to indicate how far one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).
• "the bed furthest from the window"
• over the greatest distance or area.
• "his group probably had furthest to ride"

furthest adjective

• situated at the greatest distance from a specified or understood point.
• "the furthest door led to a kitchen"
Similar: most distant, most remote, remotest, furthest/farthest away, farthest, furthermost, farthermost, outlying, outer, outermost, extreme, uttermost, ultimate, very, outmost,
Opposite: nearest,
Origin: late Middle English: formed as a superlative of further.

far adverb

• 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,
Opposite: near,
• 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,
Opposite: slightly,

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,
Opposite: near, neighbouring,
Origin: Old English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.

at the furthest

• at the greatest distance; at most.
"the Allied line had been pushed forward, at the furthest, about 1.6 km"



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