far

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adv. remotely, distantly, widely, afar. —adj. far off, remote, distant. See distance.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Not near]

Syn. distant, removed, faraway, remote; see distant 1 .

2. [To a considerable degree]

Syn. considerably, greatly, incomparably, notably; see very .

• as far as,

Syn. the extent that, to the degree that, insofar as; see considering .

• by far,

Syn. very much, considerably, to a Great degree; see very .

• few and far between,

Syn. scarce, sparse, in short supply; see few , rare 2 .

• (in) so far as,

Syn. to the extent that, in spite of, within limits; see considering .

• so far,

Syn. thus far, until now, up to this point, to date; see now 1 .

• so far, so good*,

Syn. all right, favorable, going well; see successful .

Syn.- far generally suggests that which is an indefinitely long way off in space, time, relation, etc. [far lands ] ; distant , although also suggesting a considerable interval of separation [ a distant sound ] , is the term used when the measure of any interval is specified [ desks four feet distant from one another ] ; remote is applied to that which is far off in space, time, connection, etc. from a place, thing, or person understood as a point of reference [ a remote village, the remote past ] ; removed , used predicatively, stresses separateness, distinctness, or lack of connection more strongly than remote

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

distant, remote, removed, far-off, far-flung, out-of-the-way, outlying.

ANT.: near, close, at hand

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adverb To a considerable extent: considerably, much, quite, well2. Idioms: by a long shot (or way), by a wide margin, by far. See BIG. II adjective Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed. Idiom: at a distance. See NEAR, TIME.