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faraway

faraway

34 2.8
Far from here in place or time
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɑːrəˌweɪ/
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  • We used to pretend we were explorers discovering faraway lands.
  • faraway places
  • faraway lands
  • a faraway country

I think one could say being able to make some type of connection with people in faraway lands.

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Examples

  • A thousand men, each one alone with thoughts of a faraway place called home.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Small, faraway things people cannot normally see are visible to me.

  • A place, a faraway place of which we know nothing.

  • I could move out and make glass in a faraway city.

  • The setting of this story is a faraway time and place.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Obviously, they must be focused on people and places, but stories about faraway locations are a hard sell.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Maybe someday in some faraway place.

  • Travel health is becoming increasingly complex as more people travel to exotic and faraway places.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Ever since he learned to swim, he dreamed of going to faraway places and accomplishing great deeds.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Once upon a time, in a magical, faraway kingdom, there was a brave and noble knight.

Synonyms

distant
vsfaraway
246 2.8

Far away in space, not near you

includes both spatial and temporal remoteness rather than only physical separation
far
vsfaraway
241 1.0

At a great distance in space or time

is the descriptive adjective focused on remoteness rather than a general measure
remote
vsfaraway
218 3.6

Far away from towns and people

also covers distance in time and wider senses not only location
isolated
vsfaraway
56 3.8

Far from other places or people and hard to reach

shows distance without stressing being cut off or socially alone
far-off
vsfaraway
45 4.2

Very far away in place or time

is similar but is used more generally without extra emphasis on distance
far far away
vsfaraway
  • Literature
15 6.7

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

is the neutral adjective used for ordinary distance without literary emphasis
far-flung
vsfaraway
13 6.3

Distant places spread over a very wide area

refers to being remote in space or time and not necessarily spread out
out-of-the-way
vsfaraway
10 6.1

Far from towns and not easy to reach

is broader and denotes distance without necessarily implying difficult access
further
vsfaraway
1 1.1

To a greater distance in space or time

is the adjective description of remoteness rather than a comparative direction

Antonyms

1.0

Near in space, time, or degree

325 1.0

Close to a person, place, or thing

How Distant

faraway
34 2.8
remote
218 3.6
far
241 1.0
distant
246 2.8
nearby
325 1.0

Surface Forms

faraway positive

Morphology

faraway = far + away (transparent) = far + away

The adjective is a clear compound of 'far' + 'away' whose literal sense 'distant' follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Faraway is made of far and away, which mean 'far' and 'away'. So it names a place or time that is distant from here or from now.