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faraway

faraway

35 2.8
Far from here in place or time
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɑːrəˌweɪ/
: lejano
  • 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

far
vsfaraway
416 1.0

At a great distance in space or time

is the descriptive adjective focused on remoteness rather than a general measure
further
vsfaraway
388 1.1

To a greater distance in space or time

is the adjective description of remoteness rather than a comparative direction
remote
vsfaraway
303 3.6

Far away from towns and people

also covers distance in time and wider senses not only location
distant
vsfaraway
224 2.8

Far away in space, not near you

includes both spatial and temporal remoteness rather than only physical separation
isolated
vsfaraway
88 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
80 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
41 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
14 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
7 6.1

Far from towns and not easy to reach

is broader and denotes distance without necessarily implying difficult access

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Near in space, time, or degree

358 1.0

Close to a person, place, or thing

How Distant

faraway
35 2.8
remote
303 3.6
far
416 1.0
distant
224 2.8
nearby
358 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.