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[ fahr-uh-wey ] / ˈfɑr əˈweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR faraway ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedistant; remote: faraway lands. dreamy, preoccupied: a faraway look. Origin of farawayFirst recorded in 1810–20; far + away Words nearby farawayfar and away, far and near, far-and-near suture, farandole, far and wide, faraway, far be it from one to, Farber's disease, FARC, farce, farcemeat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for farawayBut for these clerks and secretaries, war is a faraway, almost abstract concept. ‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF|Melissa Leon|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Demand is highest in places like China and Southeast Asia, where sudden wealth is fueling the urge to travel to faraway places. The New Fear of Flying After MH370|Clive Irving|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Through his art, Bailey drew attention to poverty and despair in faraway places. David Bailey’s ‘Stardust’ Shows a Keen Eye for Fine Faces|Chloë Ashby|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some wandered in a genial trance wearing the faraway, slightly shell-shocked look of the recently colonically irrigated. My Week At An Austrian Fat Camp|Owen Matthews|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The many Nick Palmers, all buried far too young, killed in our faraway wars. War Is the New Peace: American Vets Reflect on Syria|John Kael Weston|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST They cut across the yacht's bow and zestfully played around her two or three times, then went on, toward a faraway horizon. Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster How in the world did you come to follow me to this faraway place? Dave Porter At Bear Camp|Edward Stratemeyer "I've done for myself," the boy was saying half out loud, as if the faraway moon could hear. The Wishing Moon|Louise Elizabeth Dutton There was some static, but after a little that disappeared and they waited for the announcement from the faraway station. The Campfire Girls on Station Island|Margaret Penrose "I see, sir," replied Roger, as a faraway look came into his eyes. Stand by for Mars!|Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for faraway
adjective (far away when postpositive)very distant; remote dreamy or absent-minded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to farawaydistant, far-flung, far-off, outlying, absent, abstracted, dreamy, far, lost, preoccupied, removed |