Synonyms for afar
əˈfɑrafar

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1. afar

   Synonyms:
   abroad, away, aloof

   Antonyms:
   near, at home, close

Princeton's WordNet

1. afaradverb

   (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

   "we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off"; "the Magi came from afar"

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1. afaradjective

   Synonyms:
   far off, long way off, afar off, wide away, a great way off, at a distance, to or from a distance

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1. List of paraphrases for "afar":

   talafar, telafer, telafar, talafer

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1. Bill de Blasio:

   We need moments of joy now more than ever, and we won't let a pandemic get in the way of true love, to all of the couples looking forward to tying the knot, know that New York City is right here with you, throwing rice from afar.

2. Anthony Solomon:

   They faced tribal warfare and rogue villagers in Papua New Guinea who spread a rumor that the teams were vampires, they worked in Ethiopia's Afar region, one of the most hostile territories in the world in which to conduct community-based research, amid sandstorms, temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius and deadly venomous spiders.

3. Roseann Capanna-Hodge:

   Certainly, you can validate their feelings, like 'I see that you're upset -- that was not my intent. I love and care about you. ... We'll talk tomorrow but we're going to head out.' and just let it go. You can love each other from afar.

4. Christine Blasey Ford:

   I am honored to speak with you from afar about a woman I admire so much, a woman who suffered abuse as a vulnerable teenaged athlete who found the courage to talk publicly to stop the abuse of others. Her courage inspired other survivors to end their silence, and we all know the result.

5. Olga Ruiz:

   They killed him in cold blood, he and two of his companions, they heard the gunshots from afar and my stepfather told him: ‘son, you have to take shelter.’ So he asked permission to enter a house but my brother and his companions were only about to enter when the vehicles arrived.