normal, typical or neither very good nor very bad
- Similar:
- typical
- Opposite:
- exceptional
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
distant
adjective
far away in space or time
The distant hill was where the treasure hunt began.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- far
- far-off
- remote
- away
- not close
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- adjacent
- close
- intimate
- near
- proximate
More examples
- Her distant cousin sent a letter from a faraway town.
- In the story, the distant castle was hidden in the clouds.
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More size & amount words
in every way; totally
- Similar:
- totally
- Opposite:
- fractionally
twice as much or twice as many
- Similar:
- twice
- Opposite:
- divide
to a very great degree
- Similar:
- very
- Opposite:
- barely
complete and total, with no doubt or limit
- Similar:
- complete
- Opposite:
- incomplete
a very large amount, more than enough
- Similar:
- plenty
- Opposite:
- deficiency
existing in very large amounts, more than enough
- Similar:
- plenty
- Opposite:
- insufficient
enough, or good enough for what is needed
- Similar:
- sufficient
- Opposite:
- deficient