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单词 faraway
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faraway

adjective

far·​away ˈfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
1
: lying at a great distance : remote
faraway lands
2
: dreamy, abstracted
a faraway look in her eyes

Synonyms

  • away
  • deep
  • distant
  • far
  • far-flung
  • far-off
  • remote
  • removed
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Example Sentences

My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands. growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places
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Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

faraway

adjective

far·​away ˈfär-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce faraway (audio)
1
: remote entry 1 sense 1, distant
faraway lands
2
: appearing as if lost in a daydream
He had a faraway look in his eyes.

faraway

adjective

as in away
not close in time or space growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • away
  • removed
  • far
  • distant
  • deep
  • remote
  • far-off
  • apart
  • far-flung
  • outlying
  • isolated
  • nowhere
  • secluded
  • lonesome
  • sequestered
  • obscure
  • retired
  • secret
  • out-of-the-way
  • odd
  • devious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nearby
  • near
  • close
  • adjacent
  • contiguous
  • nigh
  • adjoining
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