Synonyms for distance
ˈdɪs tənsdis·tance

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1. distance

   Synonyms:
   difference, error, remoteness, unlikeness, variation

   Antonyms:
   approach, approximation, contiguity, likeness, nearness, neighborhood, propinquity, resemblance, similarity

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. distance

   Synonyms:
   interval, removal, separation, interspace, remoteness, absence, space, length

   Antonyms:
   proximity, nearness, adjacency, contiguity, neighborhood, propinquity, contact, presence

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. distancenoun

   the property created by the space between two objects or points

   Synonyms:
   space, aloofness, length

2. distancenoun

   a distant region

   "I could see it in the distance"

   Synonyms:
   space, aloofness, length

3. distance, lengthnoun

   size of the gap between two places

   "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

   Synonyms:
   space, duration, aloofness, length

4. distance, aloofnessnoun

   indifference by personal withdrawal

   "emotional distance"

   Synonyms:
   standoffishness, space, remoteness, withdrawnness, aloofness, length

5. distance, spacenoun

   the interval between two times

   "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"

   Synonyms:
   outer space, aloofness, quad, infinite, blank space, length, space, blank, place

6. distanceverb

   a remote point in time

   "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"

   Synonyms:
   space, aloofness, length

7. distanceverb

   keep at a distance

   "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

   Synonyms:
   outdistance, outstrip

8. outdistance, outstrip, distanceverb

   go far ahead of

   "He outdistanced the other runners"

   Synonyms:
   outstrip, surpass, outperform, outmatch, surmount, outdo, outgo, exceed, outdistance

Matched Categories

1. • Keep
   • Leave Behind
   • Region
   • Size
   • Spacing
   • Time Interval

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1. distancenoun

   Synonyms:
   remoteness, space, interval

2. distancenoun

   Synonyms:
   reserve, coldness, shyness, distant behavior

3. distanceverb

   Synonyms:
   outdo, surpass, excel, outstrip, leave behind

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distancenoun

   Synonyms:
   interval, intervening space, remoteness, reserve, aloofness, ceremoniousness, unfriendliness, alienation

   Associated words:
   longimetry, longitude, latitude, odometer, odograph, perambulator

2. distanceverb

   Synonyms:
   outstrip, outdo, surpass

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1. List of paraphrases for "distance":

   distances, remote, remoteness, gap, remotely, cota, long-range, range, distant, separation, distance-learning, away, separator, distance-education, mileage, spacing, far-field

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1. Superintendent Tim Throne:

   Before the shooter was able to walk a short distance to enter the main hallway, students and staff had already entered classrooms, locked doors, erected makeshift barricades and locked down or fled according to their training, the suspect was not able to gain access to a single classroom.

2. Jonathan Bloch:

   Panama represents the southernmost extreme of the North American continent at that time, it may have swum across, but this would have required covering a distance of more than 100 miles, a difficult feat for sure. It's more likely that it unintentionally rafted across on mats of vegetation.

3. Achmad Yurianto:

   We won't be like that, what's important is that we rally the people ... they have to keep their distance.

4. Robert Southey:

   No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are throughout persuaded of each other's worth.

5. Mathieu Ossendrijver:

   No one expected this, this kind of understanding of the connection between velocity, time and distance was thought to have emerged only around 1350 AD.