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outlying

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Main Entry: outlying
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in rural area; remote

Synonyms:

afar, backwoods, distant, external, far-flung, far-off, faraway, off-lying, out-of-the-way, outer, peripheral, provincial, removed

Antonyms:

central, inner, middle
Main Entry: distant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: faraway

Synonyms:

a piece, abroad, abstracted, apart, arm's length, asunder, away, backwoods, beyond range, far, far back, far-flung, far-off, farther, further, in the background, in the boonies, in the distance, in the sticks, inaccessible, indirect, isolated, middle of nowhere, not home, obscure, out of earshot, out of range, out of reach, out-of-the-way, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded, secret, separate, sequestered, telescopic, unapproachable, ways, wide of, yonder

Antonyms:

adjacent, close, near, nearby, neighboring
Main Entry: exterior
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: outside

Synonyms:

exoteric, external, extraneous, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extrinsic, foreign, marginal, outdoor, outer, outermost, outlying, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface

Antonyms:

central, interior, middle
Main Entry: far
Part of Speech: adjective, adverb
Definition: at a great distance

Synonyms:

a good way, a long way, afar, bit, deep, distant, end of rainbow, far piece, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, faraway, good ways, long, middle of nowhere, miles, out-of-the-way, outlying, piece, remote, removed, stone's throw, ways

Antonyms:

close, near
Main Entry: faraway
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: remote, distant

Synonyms:

absent, abstracted, beyond the horizon, distant, dreamy, far, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, lost, outlying, preoccupied, quite a ways, removed, well away

Antonyms:

close, near
Main Entry: isolated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unique; private

Synonyms:

abandoned, abnormal, alone, anomalous, apart, backwoods, confined, deserted, detached, exceptional, far-out, forsaken, hidden, incommunicado, lonely, lonesome, off beaten track, out-of-the-way, outlying, random, remote, retired, screened, secluded, segregated, sequestered, single, solitary, special, stranded, unaccompanied, unfrequented, unrelated, untypical, unusual, withdrawn

Antonyms:

included, incorporated, mingling, public
Main Entry: outer
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: external, exposed

Synonyms:

alien, beyond, exoteric, exterior, extraneous, extrinsic, outermost, outlying, outmost, outside, outward, over, peripheral, remote, superficial, surface, without

Antonyms:

central, inner, interior
Main Entry: outermost
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: outer

Synonyms:

beyond, distant, fringe, furthermost, outlying, outmost, outward, peripheral, remote
Main Entry: out of the way
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: secluded

Synonyms:

backwoods, distant, far-flung, faraway, godforsaken, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, obscure, off the beaten track, outer, outermost, outlying, peripheral, remote, sequestered

Antonyms:

accessible, handy, near
Main Entry: remote
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: out-of-the-way; in the distance

Synonyms:

alien, back, backwoods, beyond, boondocks, devious, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, foreign, frontier, god-knows-where, godforsaken, in a backwater, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, lonesome, middle of nowhere, obscure, off the beaten path, off-lying, outlandish, outlying, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, undiscovered, unknown, unsettled, wild

Antonyms:

close, convenient, near, nearby
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