dis·tant
/ˈdist(ə)nt/
adjective
- far away in space or time."distant parts of the world"synonyms: faraway, far off, far, remote, out of the way, outlying, abroad, far-flung, obscure, isolated, cut off, off the beaten track, long ago, bygone, ancient, prehistoric, antediluvian, immemorial, olden, of yore, away, off, apart, separated
- (of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved."his children found him strangely distant"synonyms: aloof, reserved, remote, detached, unapproachable, standoffish, keeping people at arm's length, withdrawn, restrained, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, cool, cold, frigid, chilly, icy, frosty, formal, stiff, stuffy, ceremonious, unresponsive, unfriendly, haughty, forbidding, austere, mean-looking
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4 days ago · The meaning of DISTANT is separated in space : away. How to use distant in a sentence.
adjective. far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from ):. a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
used to describe someone who does not show much emotion and is not friendly: She seemed cold and distant. Synonyms.
It follows an asteroid miner who, after crash-landing on an alien planet, must make his way across the harsh terrain, running out of oxygen, hunted by strange ...
Distant describes something that's far away, like another planet, a ship far out at sea, or the cousin who never calls or shows up for family events.