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Word entry · 7 letters

distant

Best crossword clue

"Beyond easy reach"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɪstənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adinsttStarts with DEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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"distant" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often far (3 letters).

Definitions

  1. located far away spatially

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English distaunt, from Old French distant, from Latin distāns.

Used in a sentence

  • “We heard a distant rumbling but didn't pay any more attention to it. She was surprised to find that her fiancé was a distant relative of hers. His distant look showed that he was not listening to me.”
  • “Ever since our argument, she has been totally distant toward me.”
  • “Any determination that a particular television signal is "distant" must, of course, be made with respect to its proximity to a specific local area, which we have termed the CATV community, […]”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Beyond easy reach”7 letters
02“Far-flung”7 letters

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