far

Examples

• All

• The veterinarian examined the horse that was tied to the far post in the stable.

• In Chicago's far south side is the beautiful campus of Gwendolyn Brooks High School.

  Academic text (2013)

• Additional units on the far side!

  Chronicle (2012)

• Let's put your truck on the far side and then find some more cars to use.

  The Last Stand (2013)

• And the dining hall was on the basically the far West side of campus.

• That congregation had a huge positive presence on the far South Side of Chicago.

• The elevator stands open at the far end of the empty hall.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Yeah, I think some of the windows might be unlocked over on the far side of the house.

  The Arbors (2020)

• The door opens at the far end of the large gilded room.

  Fiction book (1992)

• It's called Gulliver's, and it was on the far north side, almost in Evanston.

Antonyms

N

near

• Jargon

1 9.8

On the left side of an animal when it faces forward

Idioms

T

too far

676 2.6

Beyond what is acceptable or allowed

B

by far

176 2.5

Shows that something is much better or more important than others

A

as far as I'm concerned

162 4.1

To say what you think

S

so far as

121 3.5

As much as something is true or known

T

thus far

120 3.5

Up to now

A

as far as possible

49 2.7

As much as you can

F

far far away

• Literature

41 6.7

In a place you cannot get to easily, often used in stories

F

far cry

• Informal

34 6.3

A thing or situation that is very different from another

F

far cry from

• Informal

34 4.9

Very different from what you expect, often in a disappointing way

F

far and wide

28 2.6

In many places across a large area

F

few and far between

• Informal

20 5.5

Very rare and not happening often

F

far and away

16 3.7

By a lot more than others

F

far be it from

• Formal

10 9.2

To politely say you do not want to do or be involved in something

I

in so far

7 6.0

Only to the degree that something is true

T

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

• Informal

5 5.4

Children often look and behave like their parents

B

bridge too far

• Informal

4 8.5

An action or plan that tries to do too much and is likely to fail

F

far and near

3 3.7

It happens in many places both near and far

O

over the hills and far away

• Literature

1 8.1

To travel to a distant place to find adventure

A

as far as one knows

1 4.0

To say something is true based on what you know

A

as far away as Timbuktu

• Informal

8.4

Extremely far away and hard to reach or get

Compounds

S

so far

∞ 1.0

Up to now

F

far-off

80 4.2

Very far away in place or time

F

far left

51 6.3

A group in politics with very extreme left-wing views

F

far side

41 3.7

The part of a place or object that is most distant from you

F

Far East

30 3.5

Countries in eastern Asia like China, Japan, and Korea

F

far-flung

14 6.3

Distant places spread over a very wide area

F

far-right

12 5.3

At the extreme right side of a page or screen

F

Far Side

1 6.0

A single-panel cartoon series by Gary Larson with dark, strange jokes

F

far post

1 3.4

The goalpost farthest from a player where attackers try to score

F

far point

1 6.1

The furthest place you reach on a trip or route

D

dolce far niente

1 9.9

A pleasant feeling of relaxing and doing nothing

E

Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East

• Formal

6.5

A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies

F

far cry

6.3

A long distance from a town or city

Surface Forms

Etymology