far-off

adjective

ˈfär-ˌȯf How to pronounce far-off (audio)
Definition of far-offnext
as in away
not close in time or space many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future

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Recent Examples of far-off Artificial intelligence has evolved from a specialized tool or a far-off promise to the cognitive foundation of contemporary civilization. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The insolvency dates for the Social Security and Medicare trust funds used to be far-off events. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026 The experiences left me too impatient to wait for the next total solar eclipse in the continental United States in far-off 2044. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Among all the far-off places, and all the deserted and unknown cities, among all the lawless, godless regions, the Guayrá was an oasis. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for far-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-off
  1. away
  2. distant
  3. far
  4. deep
  5. remote
  6. removed
Adjective
  • Their away shirts have almost by definition been more of a mixed bag, but this one is a delight.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Visits winless Rutgers next Saturday in its first away game of the season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of away
Adjective
  • The lonely runner conjecture predicts that, at some point, a runner will be maximally distant from all the other runners—the saddest, loneliest phase of the race.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As a child, Henrik Andersen would look out of his window in Jutland, Denmark’s windswept western peninsula, and watch the distant wind turbines turn.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of distant
Adjective
  • For Netanyahu and his far-right government, the immiseration of Gaza is not ancillary but central to Israel’s strategy.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Politicians of the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox did not participate in either.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of far
Adjective
  • Shamet shot three-of-four from deep for 13 points in 16 minutes, and Clarkson scored seven points in nine minutes.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • With c, the followup to last year’s UNMUSIQUE, Lucy is now two full-length projects deep for deadAir, sporting a new distribution deal with Atlantic and trying to translate their dreamscapes for bigger crowds.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deep
Adjective
  • Her mother had died in her hometown on a remote mountainside in what is now Slovenia.
    — Joe Kovac, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Average response time was 68 milliseconds, more than 40% lower latency than the remote route, according to Sceye.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of remote
Adjective
  • The service The service at Sala is seamless and friendly, and from arrival, the front desk staff feels more like a group of friends than a removed set of hotel employees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Mack wants school districts to cross-check the DOE’s official list of removed books with their own list of instructional materials and library books for review.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-off. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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