distant
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈdɪstənt/
:
distante
- The women remained cool and distant toward each other, even in Serena's presence.
- become distant
- remain distant
- cold and distant
And so he's aloof, he's distant, he's not present.
- And so he's aloof, he's distant, he's not present.
- And by that, it's a father who's often rather cold, distant, demanding.
- So like he just, he got kind of more and more distant as he got more and more famous.
- You will just think that, I don't know, maybe you guys are a little distant.
- She became an entirely different person, short tempered, distant and constantly accusing me of being controlling.
- If sending a text too soon is what leads them to withdraw or become cold and distant, that's what leads them to do that.
- And I just, it wasn't, it was my shortcomings, not gods, that that made me feel distant.
- And in the missing you and the distance from you and the romanticizing of the relationship, he's grown distant from that feeling, that logic.
- So if we're going back to that example, if he came to you and said, what's wrong, I've been noticing you've been distant and you say, listen, I'm a little scared.
- So creating that in being distant is going to be tough.
- My mom tried to comfort N, but N was doing her distant thing and didn't want comfort.
Examples
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I know that I've been a little distant.
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She remained distant during the conversation, avoiding eye contact and keeping her answers short.
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So like he just, he got kind of more and more distant as he got more and more famous.
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My mother became more distant; she left for work earlier and returned later at night.
Fiction book (1990) -
You seem a bit distant.
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My dad thinks that he can motivate his workers... by being a cold, distant authority figure.
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We sat for an uncomfortable minute or so while she took on that distant, distracted look again.
Fiction book (1993) -
His wife said he'd grown increasingly distant of late.
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He's been so edgy and... distant.
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Janet, if I've been difficult or distant... ...for the last couple of days, I hope you'll understand.
Synonyms
34
6.3
Not friendly and distant, not joining in with other people
27
5.5
A person who is not affected by personal feelings and shows little emotion
20
6.8
Very different in life, feeling, or situation
15
5.4
Only slightly connected to someone or something
9
7.1
Not friendly and keeping a distance from others
3
6.6
Not friendly and hard to talk to so people avoid them
1
8.2
Not friendly and avoids talking to other people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Friendly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distant comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and stand 'to stand', so a person who is 'distant' seems to 'stand apart' and act cold or not friendly.