All close at hand antonyms
close at hand
C c prep close at hand
- away β If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
adj close at hand
- inappropriate β not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- inconvenient β not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- ineffectual β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- inopportune β not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.
- unsuited β appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
- far β at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- out-of-the-way β remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
- unavailable β suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- unhandy β not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.
- awkward β An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- unadaptable β capable of being adapted.
- distant β 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.
- unuseful β being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
- later β occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- past β gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- useless β of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
- bumbling β If you describe a person or their behaviour as bumbling, you mean that they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- bungling β to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- clumsy β A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- inconveniently β not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
- hard β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- inept β without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- deferred β withheld over a certain period; postponed
- postponed β to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- gone β past participle of go1 .
- detached β Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- remote β far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- unfamiliar β not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
adv close at hand
- faraway β distant; remote: faraway lands.