Distance
Nouns
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distance
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space etc. [Indefinite space.] Space
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remoteness, farness, far-cry to
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longinquity, elongation
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offing, background
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remote region
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removedness
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parallax
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reach, span, stride. outpost, outskirt
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horizon
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aphelion
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foreign parts, antipodes
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long range, giant's stride. dispersion etc. Nonassemblage. Dispersion. [units of distance] length etc. Length. cosmic distance, light-years.
Verbs
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be distant etc. adj.
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extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to
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range. remain at a distance
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keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of, stay away, keep one's distance. distance
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distance oneself from.
Adjectives
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distant
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far off, far away
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remote, telescopic, distal, wide of
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stretching to etc. v.
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yon, yonder
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ulterior
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transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine
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tramontane
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ultramontane, ultramundane
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hyperborean, antipodean
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inaccessible, out of the way
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unapproached, unapproachable
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incontiguous.
Adverbs
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far off, far away
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afar, afar off
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off
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away
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a long way off, a great way off, a good way off
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wide away, aloof
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wide of, clear of
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out of the way, out of reach
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abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond
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over the border, far and wide, over the hills and far away" [Gay]
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from pole to pole etc. (over great space) [Indefinite space.] Space
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to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth
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out of hearing, nobody knows where, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark
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a far cry to. apart, asunder
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wide apart, wide asunder
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at arm's length.
Phrases
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distance lends enchantment" [Campbell]
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it's a long long way to Tipperary
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" out of sight, out of mind.