Synonyms for distance
ˈdɪs təns

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. distance(noun)

   the property created by the space between two objects or points

   Synonyms:
   space, aloofness, length

2. distance(noun)

   a distant region

   "I could see it in the distance"

   Synonyms:
   space, aloofness, length

3. distance, length(noun)

   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, aloofness(noun)

   indifference by personal withdrawal

   "emotional distance"

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

5. distance, space(noun)

   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. distance(verb)

   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. distance(verb)

   keep at a distance

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

   Synonyms:
   outdistance, outstrip

8. outdistance, outstrip, distance(verb)

   go far ahead of

   "He outdistanced the other runners"

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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. distance

   Synonyms:
   difference, error, remoteness, unlikeness, variation

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. distance

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. distance(n.)

   Synonyms:
   remoteness, space, interval

2. distance(n.)

   Synonyms:
   reserve, coldness, shyness, distant behavior

3. distance(v. a.)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

   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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