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| Main Entry: | distance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dissociate oneself; leave behind |
| Synonyms: | outdo, outrun, outstrip, pass, break away from the pack, outpace, put in proportion, separate oneself |
| Antonyms: | associate, be friendly, go to |
| Main Entry: | distance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interval, range |
| Synonyms: | absence, ambit, area, bit, breadth, compass, country mile*, expanse, extension, extent, gap, hinterland, horizon, lapse, length, objective, orbit, outpost, outskirts, purlieu, radius, reach, remove, scope, separation, size, sky, space, span, spread, stretch, sweep, way, width, amplitude, far piece, farness, good ways, heavens, provinces, purview, remoteness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aloofness |
| Synonyms: | coolness, frigidity, reserve, restraint, stiffness, coldness |
| Antonyms: | affection, friendliness, sympathy, warmth |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
distance; space [more]; remoteness, farness, far-cry to; longinquity, elongation; offing, background; remote region; removedness; parallax; reach, span, stride., outpost, outskirt; horizon; aphelion; foreign parts, ultima Thule, ne plus ultra, antipodes; long range, giant's stride., dispersion [more].
-verbs
be distant; extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to; range., remain at a distance; keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of.
-adjectives
distant; far off, far away; remote, telescopic, distal, wide of; stretching to; yon, yonder; ulterior; transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine; tramontane; ultramontane, ultramundane; hyperborean, antipodean; inaccessible, out of the way; unapproached, unapproachable; incontiguous.
-adverbs
far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away" [Gay]; from pole to pole (over great space) [more]; to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to., apart, asunder; wide apart, wide asunder; longo intervallo; at arm's length.
-phrases
"distance lends enchantment" [Campbell].
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| Antonyms: | nearness |
| Main Entry: | altitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | height in the sky |
| Synonyms: | apex, distance, elevation, eminence, peak, summit, loftiness |
| Antonyms: | depth |
| Main Entry: | dissimilarity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unlikeness |
| Synonyms: | contrast, difference, discord, discrepancy, disparity, distance, distinction, divergence, diversity, incongruity, inconsistency, offset, separation, variance, variation, alterity, discordance, dissemblance, dissimilitude, divarication, divergency, heterogeneity, incomparability, inconsonance, nonuniformity, otherness, severance, unrelatedness |
| Antonyms: | compatibility, equality, likeness, sameness, similarity, relatedness |
| Main Entry: | dissociate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part company with; separate |
| Synonyms: | abstract, alienate, break off, detach, disassociate, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disperse, disrupt, distance, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, quit, scatter, segregate, set apart, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | associate, attach, join |
| Main Entry: | exceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be superior to; surpass |
| Synonyms: | beat, best, better, cap, distance, eclipse, excel, go by, outdo, outrun, outshine, outstrip, overstep, overtake, pass, surmount, top, transcend, break record, get upper hand, go beyond, have a jump on, have advantage, have it all over, out-distance, outpace, outreach, overtax, rise above, run circles around |
| Antonyms: | fail, be inferior, fall behind |
| Main Entry: | expanse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large space, usually open |
| Synonyms: | area, belt, breadth, compass, distance, domain, extension, extent, field, immensity, latitude, length, margin, orbit, plain, radius, range, reach, region, room, scope, span, sphere, spread, stretch, sweep, territory, tract, width, wilderness, amplitude, remoteness, uninterrupted space |
| Main Entry: | expansion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | growth |
| Synonyms: | amplification, augmentation, breadth, development, diffusion, dilation, distance, enlargement, evolution, expanse, extension, increase, inflation, multiplication, space, spread, stretch, swelling, distension, magnification, maturation, opening out, unfolding, unfurling |
| Antonyms: | lessening, shrinkage, stagnation |
| Main Entry: | interval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, pause |
| Synonyms: | breach, breathing space*, comma, delay, distance, downtime, five*, gap, hiatus, interim, interlude, intermission, interruption, lacuna, layoff, letup, lull, meantime, opening, period, playtime, rest, season, space, spell, ten*, term, time, time-out, wait, while, interregnum, parenthesis, pausation |
| Notes: | an interval is a gap in time or space, whereas an interlude (literally 'between games') generally functions to fill such a gap, thus occupy an interval |
| Antonyms: | continuation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orbit, circuit |
| Synonyms: | circle, course, distance, loop, round, tour |
| Main Entry: | measurement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calculation |
| Synonyms: | altitude, amount, analysis, appraisal, area, assessment, capacity, computation, degree, density, depth, determination, dimension, distance, estimation, evaluation, extent, frequency, height, judgment, length, magnitude, mass, measure, mensuration, pitch, quantity, range, reach, scope, size, survey, thickness, time, valuation, volume, weight, width, amplitude, calibration, metage, quantification |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | reach |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent, range; stretch |
| Synonyms: | ability, ambit, capacity, command, compass, distance, extension, gamut, grasp, horizon, influence, jurisdiction, ken, latitude, magnitude, mastery, orbit, play, power, radius, scope, spread, sweep, swing, purview |
| Antonyms: | limitation |
| Main Entry: | setting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scene, background |
| Synonyms: | ambience, backdrop, context, distance, environment, frame, framework, horizon, jungle, locale, location, perspective, set, shade, shadow, site, stage setting, surroundings, mise en scène, mounting, stage set |
| Main Entry: | mileage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rate |
| Synonyms: | distance, length, measure, range, space, span |
| Main Entry: | area |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent, scope of a surface |
| Synonyms: | breadth, compass, distance, expanse, field, operation, range, size, space, sphere, stretch, width |
| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion, scope |
| Synonyms: | allotment, allowance, amount, amplification, area, bang, breadth, bulk, capacity, degree, depth, dimension, distance, duration, extent, fix, frequency, height, hit, magnitude, mass, mensuration, nip, part, pitch, proportion, quantity, quantum, quota, range, ratio, ration, reach, share, shot, size, slug, span, strength, sum, volume, weight, admeasurement, admensuration, amplitude, meed |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location with purpose, function |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, area, berth, city, community, compass, corner, country, distance, district, domicile, dwelling, field, habitat, hamlet, hangout, hole*, home, house, joint, latitude, lay, locale, neighborhood, niche, nook, pad*, part, plant, point, position, property, quarter, region, reservation, residence, room, seat, section, site, situation, spot, station, suburb, town, venue, vicinity, village, volume, whereabouts, zone, locality, locus, longitude, stead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | space |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | room, scope |
| Synonyms: | area, arena, blank, breadth, capacity, compass, distance, expanse, expansion, extension, extent, field, gap, headway, infinity, interval, lacuna, leeway, location, margin, omission, play, range, reach, slot, sphere, spot, spread, stretch, territory, tract, turf, volume, zone, amplitude, elbowroom, headroom, spaciousness |
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