distant
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
distant villages
Related & opposite
- far also see
- close antonym
- distance attribute
- distance derivation
- deep similar to
- extreme similar to
- far-flung similar to
- long-distance similar to
- nonadjacent similar to
- out-of-town similar to
- yonder similar to
Sense 2 adjective
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
a distant cousin
Related & opposite
- close antonym
- faraway similar to
- loosely knit similar to
- removedp similar to
- ulterior similar to
Sense 3 adjective
remote in manner
stood apart with aloof dignity
Related & opposite
- standoffishness derivation
- aloofness derivation
- reserved similar to
Sense 4 adjective
separate or apart in time
distant events
Related & opposite
- remoteness derivation
- distance derivation
- distance derivation
- far similar to
Sense 5 adjective
located far away spatially
distant lands
Related & opposite
- distance derivation
- remoteness derivation
- far similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | far |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | close |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | distance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | distance |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | deep |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | extreme |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | far-flung |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | long-distance |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonadjacent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | out-of-town |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | yonder |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | close |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | faraway |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | loosely knit |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | removedp |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | ulterior |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | standoffishness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | aloofness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | reserved |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | remoteness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | distance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | distance |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | far |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | distance |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | remoteness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | far |