distant
adjectives
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
"distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
is similar to
very distant in time or space
"deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
is similar to
covering a long distance
"a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"
is similar to
happening in or being of another town or city
"an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"
is similar to
distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
"yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"
see also
located at a great distance in time or space or degree
"we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
antonym
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
is derived from
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
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