All distance synonyms
disΒ·tance
D d verb distance
- leave behind β fail to bring
- outrun β to run faster or farther than.
- outdo β to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.
- outstrip β to outdo; surpass; excel.
- pass β to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- outpace β to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance: a company that has consistently outpaced the competition in sales.
- dissociate β to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- detach β If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
noun distance
- space β the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- void β Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- vastness β of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
- gap β a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- interval β an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- range β the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- area β An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- length β the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
- orbit β the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- radius β a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface: The radius of a circle is half the diameter.
- scope β extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- separation β an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- size β any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
- span β the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- stretch β to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- width β extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.
- absence β Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
- ambit β The ambit of something is its range or extent.
- amplitude β In physics, the amplitude of a sound wave or electrical signal is its strength.
- bit β A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- breadth β The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides.
- compass β A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
- by far β You use the expression by far when you are comparing something or someone with others of the same kind, in order to emphasize how great the difference is between them. For example, you can say that something is by far the best or the best by far to indicate that it is definitely the best.
- heavens β the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
- hinterland β Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
- horizon β the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- objective β something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- outpost β a station established at a distance from the main body of an army to protect it from surprise attack: We keep only a small garrison of men at our desert outposts.
- outskirts β Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
- purlieu β purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- purview β the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
- reach β to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- remoteness β far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- sky β the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
- spread β to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- sweep β to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
- way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- country mile β a long way