Synonyms for distant

Adjective

1. distant (vs. close), away(predicate), deep, extreme, far-flung, out-of-town, yonder, yon, nonadjacent

usage: separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

2. distant (vs. close), faraway, loosely knit, remote, removed(predicate), removed(predicate), ulterior

usage: far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

3. aloof, distant, upstage, reserved (vs. unreserved)

usage: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

4. distant, remote, removed, far (vs. near)

usage: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"

5. distant, remote, removed, far (vs. near)

usage: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"