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   dis·tance

   /ˈdist(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. an amount of space between two things or people: "I bicycled the short distance home" Similar intervalspacespangapseparationinterspacestretchextentlengthwidthbreadthdepthrangereach
   • ▪ the condition of being far off; remoteness: "distance makes things look small" Similar remotenessfarnesscloseness
   • ▪ a far-off point or place: "watching them from a distance"
   • ▪ the more remote part of what is visible or discernible: "I heard police sirens in the distance"
   • ▪ an interval of time: "a distance of more than twenty years"
   • 2. the full length of a race: "he claimed the 10,000 meter title in only his second race over the distance"
   • ▪ the distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat. North American
   • ▪ the scheduled length of a fight: "he has won his first five fights inside the distance"
   • 3. the avoidance of familiarity; aloofness or reserve: "a mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbor" Similar aloofnessremotenessdetachmentstand-offishnessunfriendlinesshaughtinesshauteurcoolnesscoldnessfrigidityreservereticencerestraintstiffnessformalityunresponsivenessOpposite friendliness

   verb

   • 1. make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature: "her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children"
   • ▪ declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something): "he sought to distance himself from the proposals"
   • ▪ beat (a horse) by a distance.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘discord, debate’): from Old French or from Latin distantia, from distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare (see distant).

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to distance. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of distance. The distance between the store and my house is 3 miles. Synonyms. span. gap. interval. intervening space. stretch. Antonyms. closeness. nearness.

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   distance. 1 (noun) in the sense of space. Definition. the space between two points or places. They measured the distance between the island and the shore. Synonyms. space. length. extent. range. stretch. gap. interval. separation. span. width. See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of remoteness. Definition. the state of being apart.

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   Synonyms for DISTANCE: mile, inch, space, way, statute-mile, English mile, rod, length, yard; Antonyms for DISTANCE: neighborhood, surroundings, neighbors, friendliness, sympathy, warmth, affection, associate, be friendly.

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    Synonyms: span, length, measure. Sense: Noun: place far away. Synonyms: background, horizon, as far as the eye can see, the beyond, backdrop, sky, heavens, outer space, the blue, far lands, outpost, outskirts, distant terrain, unknown terrain, beyond the horizon, ends of the earth. Antonyms: surroundings, closeness, nearness.

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