distance
/ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/noun, verb2 syllables
Distance means: go far ahead of.
Synonyms for distance11
noun, as in size of the gap between two places
noun, as in indifference by personal withdrawal
noun, as in the interval between two times
verb, as in go far ahead of
also used for distance
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What does distance mean?8
verb
go far ahead of“He outdistanced the other runners”
keep at a distance“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”
noun
size of the gap between two places“the distance from New York to Chicago”
indifference by personal withdrawal“emotional distance”
the interval between two times“the distance from birth to death”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
a distant region“I could see it in the distance”
a remote point in time“if that happens, it will be at some distance in the future”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with distance?6
three syllables
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Distance in a sentence
- Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face.CK
- I can spot you from a distance with your long, white hair.CM
- Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud.AlanF_US
- Seen at a distance, the two look alike.CM
- Seen from a distance, it looks like a ball.CK
- Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a squatting human figure.CM
- Seen at a distance, the rock looked like a human face.CK
- Seen at a distance, she looked like a woman of about fifty.Dejo
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Forms of distance
as a noun
- plural
- distances
as a verb
- past tense
- distanced
- present participle
- distancing
- third-person singular
- distances
- past participle
- distanced