What is another word for distance?
1006 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪstəns], [ dˈɪstəns], [ d_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n_s]
Distance can be described in many ways. Some synonyms for distance include gap, span, length, reach, separation, extent, breadth, and distance apart. Each of these words conveys a certain amount of physical space between two objects or points. Gap and separation imply a void or empty space between things. Span and length suggest a more linear measure of distance. Reach and extent emphasize the distance that can be reached or covered from a particular point. Breadth and distance apart focus on the width or space between two objects. All of these synonyms for distance can be used to provide greater detail and clarity in describing the spatial relationships between objects.
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Similar words for distance:
- attribute (noun)
- dissimilarity (noun)
- expanse (noun)
- expansion (noun)
- interval (noun)
- interval, range (noun)
- measure (noun)
- measurement (noun)
- place (noun)
- remoteness (noun)
- setting (noun)
- space (noun)
- thickness (noun)
- way (noun)
- alienate (verb)
- dissociate (verb)
- exceed (verb)
- outrun (verb)
- succeed (verb)
Synonyms for Distance:
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n.
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- disagree with ,
- frown on ,
- have a problem with something ,
- not hold with something ,
- not look kindly on/upon ,
- put some distance between ,
- take a dim/poor view of .
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v.
• alienate • dissociate- de tach ,
- de taches ,
- de-tach ,
- de-taches ,
- dis associate ,
- dis associated ,
- dis associates ,
- dis associating ,
- dis band ,
- dis banded ,
- dis banding ,
- dis bands ,
- dis connect ,
- dis connected ,
- dis connecting ,
- dis connects ,
- dis engage ,
- dis engaged ,
- dis engages ,
- dis engaging ,
- dis join ,
- dis joined ,
- dis joining ,
- dis joins ,
- dis perse ,
- dis unite ,
- dis united ,
- dis unites ,
- dis uniting ,
- dis-associate ,
- dis-associated ,
- dis-associates ,
- dis-associating ,
- dis-band ,
- dis-banded ,
- dis-banding ,
- dis-bands ,
- dis-connect ,
- dis-connected ,
- dis-connecting ,
- dis-connects ,
- dis-engage ,
- dis-engaged ,
- dis-engages ,
- dis-engaging ,
- dis-join ,
- dis-joined ,
- dis-joining ,
- dis-joins ,
- dis-perse ,
- dis-unite ,
- dis-united ,
- dis-unites ,
- dis-uniting ,
- un couple ,
- un coupled ,
- un couples ,
- un coupling ,
- un fix ,
- un fixed ,
- un fixes ,
- un fixing ,
- un fixt ,
- un-couple ,
- un-coupled ,
- un-couples ,
- un-coupling ,
- un-fix ,
- un-fixed ,
- un-fixes ,
- un-fixing ,
- un-fixt ,
- unfixt .
- be sting ,
- be-sting ,
- brake record ,
- breaking record ,
- breaks record ,
- broke record ,
- ex celled ,
- ex celling ,
- ex-celled ,
- ex-celling ,
- gat upper hand ,
- gets upper hand ,
- getting upper hand ,
- got upper hand ,
- gotten upper hand ,
- had a jump on ,
- had advantage ,
- had all over ,
- had it all over ,
- had it over ,
- had jump on ,
- had over ,
- haddest a jump on ,
- haddest advantage ,
- haddest all over ,
- haddest it all over ,
- haddest it over ,
- haddest jump on ,
- haddest over ,
- hadst a jump on ,
- hadst advantage ,
- hadst all over ,
- hadst it all over ,
- hadst it over ,
- hadst jump on ,
- hadst over ,
- has a jump on ,
- has advantage ,
- has all over ,
- has it all over ,
- has it over ,
- has jump on ,
- has over ,
- hast a jump on ,
- hast advantage ,
- hast all over ,
- hast it all over ,
- hast it over ,
- hast jump on ,
- hast over ,
- hath a jump on ,
- hath advantage ,
- hath all over ,
- hath it all over ,
- hath it over ,
- hath jump on ,
- hath over ,
- have all over ,
- have it over ,
- have jump on ,
- having a jump on ,
- having advantage ,
- having all over ,
- having it all over ,
- having it over ,
- having jump on ,
- having over ,
- out did ,
- out distanced ,
- out distances ,
- out distancing ,
- out does ,
- out doing ,
- out done ,
- out pace ,
- out paced ,
- out paces ,
- out reach ,
- out reached ,
- out reaches ,
- out reaching ,
- out shine ,
- out shined ,
- out shines ,
- out shining ,
- out shone ,
- out strip ,
- out stripped ,
- out stripping ,
- out strips ,
- out-did ,
- out-distanced ,
- out-distances ,
- out-distancing ,
- out-does ,
- out-doing ,
- out-done ,
- out-pace ,
- out-paced ,
- out-paces ,
- out-pacing ,
- out-reach ,
- out-reached ,
- out-reaches ,
- out-reaching ,
- out-shine ,
- out-shined ,
- out-shines ,
- out-shining ,
- out-shone ,
- out-strip ,
- out-stripped ,
- out-stripping ,
- out-strips ,
- over stepped ,
- over stepping ,
- over steps ,
- over take ,
- over taken ,
- over takes ,
- over taking ,
- over tax ,
- over taxed ,
- over taxes ,
- over taxing ,
- over took ,
- over-stepped ,
- over-stepping ,
- over-steps ,
- over-take ,
- over-taken ,
- over-takes ,
- over-taking ,
- over-tax ,
- over-taxed ,
- over-taxes ,
- over-taxing ,
- over-took ,
- ran circles around ,
- rises above ,
- rose above ,
- running circles around ,
- runs circles around ,
- sur mount ,
- sur mounted ,
- sur mounting ,
- sur mounts ,
- sur-mount ,
- sur-mounted ,
- sur-mounting ,
- sur-mounts .
- de feat ,
- de feats ,
- de-feat ,
- de-feats ,
- out run ,
- out running ,
- out runs ,
- out-run ,
- out-running ,
- out-runs ,
- sur pass ,
- sur passed ,
- sur passes ,
- sur-pass ,
- sur-passed ,
- sur-passes ,
- sur-passing .
- am successful ,
- are successful ,
- art successful ,
- being successful ,
- carries off ,
- carrying off ,
- did all right ,
- did right ,
- did the trick ,
- did trick ,
- didst all right ,
- didst right ,
- didst the trick ,
- didst trick ,
- do trick ,
- does all right ,
- does right ,
- does the trick ,
- does trick ,
- doest all right ,
- doest right ,
- doest the trick ,
- doest trick ,
- doeth all right ,
- doeth right ,
- doeth the trick ,
- doeth trick ,
- doing all right ,
- doing right ,
- doing the trick ,
- doing trick ,
- dost all right ,
- dost right ,
- dost the trick ,
- dost trick ,
- doth all right ,
- doth right ,
- doth the trick ,
- doth trick ,
- gat the top ,
- gat to the top ,
- gat to top ,
- gat top ,
- get the top ,
- get to top ,
- get top ,
- gets the top ,
- gets to the top ,
- gets to top ,
- gets top ,
- getting the top ,
- getting to the top ,
- getting to top ,
- getting top ,
- got the top ,
- got to the top ,
- got to top ,
- got top ,
- gotten the top ,
- gotten to the top ,
- gotten to top ,
- gotten top ,
- grew famous ,
- growing famous ,
- grows famous ,
- is successful ,
- made a fortune ,
- made fortune ,
- make fortune ,
- makes a fortune ,
- makes fortune ,
- makes good ,
- makes it ,
- making a fortune ,
- making fortune ,
- making it ,
- out distance ,
- out wits ,
- out witted ,
- out witting ,
- out-wit ,
- out-wits ,
- out-witting ,
- over come ,
- over comes ,
- over coming ,
- over-comes ,
- over-coming ,
- pre vail ,
- pre vailed ,
- pre vailing ,
- pre vails ,
- pre-vail ,
- pre-vailed ,
- pre-vails ,
- pro fit ,
- pro fits ,
- pro-fits ,
- re aped ,
- re cover ,
- re covered ,
- re covering ,
- re-aped ,
- re-aping ,
- re-covered ,
- re-covering ,
- re-covers ,
- was successful ,
- wast successful ,
- were successful ,
- wert successful .
Other synonyms:
- Hauteur ,
- area ,
- athlete ,
- athletic ,
- athletics ,
- caber ,
- decathlon ,
- discus ,
- disjunction ,
- elbow room ,
- epoch ,
- field event ,
- hang time ,
- interstice ,
- javelin ,
- lead up ,
- legroom ,
- longitude ,
- measure ,
- mile ,
- nearness ,
- nook ,
- propinquity ,
- proximity ,
- running time ,
- spacing ,
- spatial ,
- standing room ,
- stint ,
- the NCAA ,
- the broad jump ,
- the high jump ,
- the hop, step, and jump ,
- the long jump ,
- the pole vault ,
- the shot put ,
- the triple jump ,
- time frame ,
- timescale ,
- track and field ,
- track meet ,
- triathlon ,
- walking ,
- weightlifter ,
- weightlifting .
- remove .
- air pocket ,
- countdown ,
- event ,
- extension ,
- footprint ,
- gap ,
- gulf ,
- haul ,
- headroom ,
- hostility ,
- infinity ,
- interval ,
- measurement ,
- medium term ,
- severity ,
- view .
- run .
- block ,
- clearance ,
- cross country ,
- day ,
- era ,
- expansion ,
- hammer ,
- lap ,
- overflow ,
- phase ,
- vigil ,
- volume .
- break ,
- date ,
- detachment ,
- session ,
- year .
- spell .
- stretch .
Other relevant words:
• aloofness
• breadth
• course
- way .
- break record ,
- excels ,
- get upper hand ,
- go beyond ,
- goes beyond ,
- going beyond ,
- have a jump on ,
- have advantage ,
- have it all over ,
- have over ,
- out pacing ,
- out-distance ,
- outpace ,
- outpaced ,
- outpaces ,
- outpacing ,
- outreach ,
- outreached ,
- outreaches ,
- outreaching ,
- overstep ,
- overtake ,
- overtax ,
- overtaxed ,
- overtaxes ,
- overtaxing ,
- rise above ,
- rising above ,
- run circles around ,
- transcends ,
- went beyond .
- Against ,
- Architecture intercolumniation ,
- Dissemblance ,
- During ,
- From ,
- Impersonality ,
- Into ,
- Mise En Scene ,
- Of ,
- Onto ,
- Outleap ,
- Outstep ,
- Overgo ,
- Overjump ,
- Overskip ,
- Purlieu ,
- Reticency ,
- Toward ,
- Unto ,
- Upon ,
- abroad ,
- abruptness ,
- absence ,
- abstract ,
- accomplishment ,
- advance ,
- advancement ,
- afar ,
- afield ,
- alienation ,
- aloof ,
- aloofly ,
- aloofness ,
- altitude ,
- ambit ,
- amplitude ,
- angle ,
- antipodes ,
- apart ,
- aperture ,
- arena ,
- aside ,
- asunder ,
- attitude ,
- away ,
- back ,
- backdrop ,
- background ,
- backwardness ,
- base ,
- bashfulness ,
- be ahead ,
- be first ,
- beat ,
- beat hollow ,
- belonging to ,
- big ,
- bit ,
- blank ,
- blank space ,
- blankness ,
- breach ,
- breadth ,
- break away from the pack ,
- break off ,
- break-up ,
- cavity ,
- chill ,
- chilliness ,
- chink ,
- cleft ,
- cloistered ,
- closeness ,
- coldly ,
- coldness ,
- collision ,
- come first ,
- come forward ,
- come one ,
- compass ,
- concern ,
- conflict ,
- conquer ,
- constraint ,
- contradiction ,
- contrast ,
- cool ,
- coolly ,
- country ,
- country mile ,
- course ,
- crack ,
- crevice ,
- cross-country ,
- demur ,
- detach ,
- detached ,
- development ,
- difference ,
- dimension ,
- direction ,
- disagreement ,
- disapprove ,
- disassociate ,
- disconnect ,
- discontinuity ,
- discreetness ,
- discrepancy ,
- discretion ,
- disengage ,
- disjoin ,
- disparateness ,
- disparity ,
- disruption ,
- dissimilarity ,
- dissimilitude ,
- dissociation ,
- distant ,
- distantly ,
- distinction ,
- distinctiveness ,
- distinctness ,
- divergence ,
- divergency ,
- diverseness ,
- diversity ,
- division ,
- duration ,
- ell ,
- estrangement ,
- excel ,
- far ,
- far piece ,
- fathom ,
- field ,
- foot ,
- footage ,
- footing ,
- forge ahead ,
- formally ,
- forth ,
- forward ,
- frigidity ,
- frigidly ,
- frostiness ,
- gain ground ,
- gain the ascendancy ,
- get ahead ,
- get along ,
- get on ,
- go ahead ,
- go first ,
- go forward ,
- go on ,
- good ways ,
- ground ,
- guardedness ,
- halt ,
- hand ,
- handiness ,
- haughtiness ,
- heavens ,
- hiatus ,
- hinterland ,
- history ,
- hole ,
- horizon ,
- iciness ,
- impassiveness ,
- impassivity ,
- inaccessibility ,
- inch ,
- include ,
- infinite ,
- intermission ,
- interruption ,
- introversion ,
- isolate ,
- isolated ,
- isolation ,
- lacuna ,
- lapse ,
- latitude ,
- lead ,
- league ,
- leave behind ,
- leeway ,
- length ,
- lengthiness ,
- light year ,
- limit ,
- locale ,
- lonely ,
- long ,
- long haul ,
- long time ,
- long-distance ,
- long-range ,
- long-standing ,
- long-term ,
- longer-range ,
- longness ,
- lull ,
- make advances ,
- make headway ,
- make one's way ,
- make progress ,
- make strides ,
- make unfriendly ,
- make way ,
- margin ,
- master ,
- maturation ,
- meter ,
- method ,
- metrology ,
- milage ,
- mileage ,
- modesty ,
- momentum ,
- move ahead ,
- move forward ,
- move on ,
- near ,
- neighborhood ,
- neutrality ,
- objective ,
- obscurity ,
- off ,
- opening ,
- oppose ,
- orbit ,
- otherness ,
- outdistance ,
- outdo ,
- outer space ,
- outgo ,
- outjump ,
- outmatch ,
- outperform ,
- outpost ,
- outride ,
- outrival ,
- outshine ,
- outskirts ,
- outstrip ,
- outweigh ,
- outwit ,
- overall ,
- overcome ,
- overlap ,
- overleap ,
- overpass ,
- overreach ,
- override ,
- overrun ,
- pass ,
- pass on ,
- path length ,
- pause ,
- per ,
- performance ,
- period ,
- perpetuity ,
- perspective ,
- place ,
- plain ,
- post ,
- precede ,
- press ahead ,
- press forward ,
- press on ,
- private ,
- privy ,
- proceed ,
- proceeding from ,
- progress ,
- provinces ,
- purview ,
- push ahead ,
- push forward ,
- push on ,
- put in proportion ,
- quad ,
- radius ,
- range ,
- reach ,
- rear ,
- recess ,
- reclusive ,
- record ,
- relating to ,
- remote ,
- remotely ,
- rent ,
- repression ,
- reservedness ,
- respite ,
- rest ,
- reticence ,
- retirement ,
- rift ,
- rigidity ,
- rip ,
- rise ,
- road ,
- rod ,
- route ,
- scene ,
- schism ,
- scope ,
- seat ,
- secluded ,
- segregate ,
- separate oneself ,
- separation ,
- set against ,
- setting ,
- sever ,
- sheet ,
- shoot ahead ,
- shoot ahead of ,
- shunt ,
- size ,
- sky ,
- slightly ,
- soar ,
- space ,
- sphere ,
- split ,
- spread ,
- stage ,
- stage set ,
- stage setting ,
- stand ,
- standing ,
- standoffishness ,
- standpoint ,
- station ,
- status ,
- stiffness ,
- stop ,
- stride ,
- subdue ,
- subduedness ,
- superiority ,
- suppression ,
- surmount ,
- surpass ,
- surroundings ,
- suspension ,
- sweep ,
- tear ,
- theater ,
- tide over ,
- timeless ,
- topological space ,
- track record ,
- trail ,
- transcend ,
- unapproachability ,
- unconcern ,
- uncongeniality ,
- undemonstrativeness ,
- unlikeness ,
- variation ,
- variety ,
- velocity ,
- venue ,
- viewpoint ,
- void ,
- wait ,
- waste ,
- ways ,
- width ,
- withdrawal ,
- withdrawnness ,
- yard ,
- yardage .
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How to use "Distance" in context?
Distance, is a measurement of how far apart two points are. It is often used as a way to compare things. When talking about distances in the physical world, we usually measure them in meters, kilometers, or miles. But distance can also be measured in other ways. For example, Time can be used to measure distances. How long it takes for light to travel from one point to another is how we measure time.
Distance is also often used to describe relationships between things. For example, we might say that two people are close to each other, or that two things are far apart. Distance can also be used to describe experiences.
Paraphrases for Distance:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
Distancing.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
spacings.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
long-distance, distance-education.
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Noun, singular or mass
long-distance.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
disengagement, distant, range, separation, POPS.
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Noun, singular or mass
afar, afield, deportation, disconnect, disconnection, disengagement, disparity, expulsion, gulf, haul, interval, journey, location, path, proximity, radius, range, road, route, segregation, separation, space, stretch, teleworking, transmitter, Backset, Radii, teleport, Telecommunications, intercity, tele-education.
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Adverb
range.
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Verb, past tense
range.
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Verb, base form
alienate.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
estrangement.
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Verb, base form
range.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Distance:
- dejectedness, deciding, decadency, decadence, disquieting, dichotomous, detecting, distinguish, disgusting, dichotomize, deck tennis, dictamnus, Dustiness, doggedness, decoding, dissidence, dichotomise.
Hyponym for Distance:
n.
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attribute
spatial arrangement, size, spacing.
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time
point in time, interval, time interval, point.
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attribute
v.
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