farther
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
more distant in especially space or time
they live in the farther house
Related & opposite
- far similar to
Sense 2 adverb
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
further complicated by uncertainty about the future
Sense 3 adjective
more distant in especially degree
nothing could be further from the truth
Related & opposite
- far similar to
Sense 4 adverb
to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
farther north
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | far |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | far |