1. 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" 
2. Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
   "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"
   - remote 
3. Remote in manner
   "a distant smile"
   - aloof, upstage 
4. Separate or apart in time
   "distant events"
   - remote, removed 
5. Located far away spatially
   "distant lands"
   - remote

See also: deep, distance, distantly, extreme, far, faraway, far-flung, long-distance, loosely knit, nonadjacent, out-of-town, removed, reserved, ulterior, yon, yonder

Antonym: close

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