far — OAT · Shobdo

far

adverb

1 not far from the palace a fine garden was built:

a long way, a great distance, a good way, afar.

▷antonyms near.

2 the liveliness of the production far outweighs any flaws:

much, very much, considerably, markedly, immeasurably, decidedly, greatly, significantly, substantially, appreciably, noticeably, materially, signally;

to a great extent/degree, by much, by a great amount, by a great deal, by a long way, by far, by a mile, easily.

▷antonyms slightly.

□ by far

this would be by far the best solution:

by a great amount, by a good deal, by a long way/chalk/shot, by a mile, far and away;

undoubtedly, doubtlessly, without doubt, without question, decidedly, markedly, positively, absolutely, easily, immeasurably;

significantly, substantially, appreciably, noticeably, materially, beyond the shadow of a doubt, much;

informal as sure as eggs is eggs.

□ far and away

they were far and away the most powerful union:

by far, by a great amount, by a good deal, by a long way/chalk/shot, by a mile;

undoubtedly, doubtlessly, without doubt, without question, decidedly, markedly, positively, absolutely, easily, immeasurably;

significantly, substantially, appreciably, noticeably, materially, beyond the shadow of a doubt, much;

informal as sure as eggs is eggs.

□ far and near

guests had traveled from far and near to be there:

everywhere, here, there, and everywhere, far and wide, all over, all around, all over the world, throughout the land, worldwide;

informal all over the place;

British, informal all over the shop;

North American, informal all over the map.

□ far and wide

he was known far and wide:

everywhere, here, there, and everywhere, far and near, all over, all around, all over the world, throughout the land, worldwide;

informal all over the place;

British, informal all over the shop;

North American, informal all over the map.

□ far from

staff were far from happy with the outcome:

not, not at all, nowhere near, a long way from, the opposite of.

□ go far

you're a good reporter and you're going to go far:

be successful, succeed, prosper, flourish, thrive, get on, get on in the world, make good, make one's way in the world, make headway/progress, gain advancement, climb the ladder of success, rise in the world, set the world on fire;

British set the Thames on fire;

informal make a name for oneself, make one's mark, go places, make it, make the grade, cut it, get somewhere, do all right for oneself, arrive, find a place in the sun, be someone.

▷antonyms fail.

□ go too far

they locked him up because he went too far:

go over the top, go to extremes, go overboard, not know when to stop.

□ so far

1 nobody had taken any notice of me so far:

until now, up till/to now, up to this point, as yet, thus far, hitherto, up to the present, until/till the present, to date, by this time;

rare heretofore, thitherto.

2 my patience only extends so far:

to a certain extent, to a limited extent, up to a point, to a degree, to some extent, within reason, within limits.

adjective

1 he'd traveled to far places in the war:

distant, faraway, far off;

remote, out of the way, far flung, far removed, outlying, obscure, isolated, cutoff, inaccessible, off the beaten track, in the back of beyond, godforsaken.

▷antonyms near; neighboring.

2 a building on the far side of the campus:

further, more distant;

opposite.

▷antonyms near.