Distance

Distance
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Distance->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ distance
distance
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ space
space
&c. 180
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ remoteness
remoteness
farness
far-cry to
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ longinquity
longinquity
elongation
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ offing
offing
background
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ remote region
remote region
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ removedness
removedness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ parallax
parallax
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ reach
reach
span
stride
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ outpost
outpost
outskirt
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ horizon
horizon
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ aphelion
aphelion
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ foreign parts
foreign parts
ultima Thule
ne plus ultra
antipodes
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ long range
long range
giant's stride
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ dispersion
dispersion
&c. 73
PARAG:Distance->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be distant
be distant
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ extend to
extend to
stretch to
reach to
spread to
go to
get to
stretch away to
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ range
range
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ remain at a distance
remain at a distance
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ keep away
keep away
keep off
keep aloof
keep clear of
stand away
stand off
stand aloof
stand clear of
PARAG:Distance->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ distant
distant
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ far off
far off
far away
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ remote
remote
telescopic
distal
wide of
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ stretching to
stretching to
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ yon
yon
yonder
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ ulterior
ulterior
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ transmarine
transmarine
transpontine
transatlantic
transalpine
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ tramontane
tramontane
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ ultramontane
ultramontane
ultramundane
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ hyperborean
hyperborean
antipodean
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ inaccessible
inaccessible
out of the way
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unapproached
unapproached
unapproachable
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ incontiguous
incontiguous
PARAG:Distance->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ far off
far off
far away
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ afar
afar
afar off
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ off
off
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ away
away
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ a long way off
a long way off
a great way off
a good way off
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ wide away
wide away
aloof
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ wide of
wide of
clear of
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ out of the way
out of the way
out of reach
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ abroad
abroad
yonder
farther
further
beyond
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ outre mer
outre mer
over the border
far and wide
=>over the hills and far away
over the hills and far away
=>(Gay)
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ from pole to pole
from pole to pole
&c.(over great space) 180
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ to the uttermost parts
to the uttermost parts
to the ends of the earth
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ out of hearing
out of hearing
nobody knows where
a perte de vue
out of the sphere of
wide of the mark
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ a far cry to
a far cry to
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ apart
apart
asunder
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ wide apart
wide apart
wide asunder
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ longo intervallo
longo intervallo
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 2 \\ at arm's length
at arm's length

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