distance

Nouns

  • (n) the property created by the space between two objects or points
  • (n) a distant region
    • I could see it in the distance
  • (n) 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
    length,
  • (n) indifference by personal withdrawal
    • emotional distance
    aloofness,
  • (n) the interval between two times
    • the distance from birth to death
    • it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
    space,
  • (n) 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

Verbs

  • (v) keep at a distance
    • we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
  • (v) go far ahead of
    • He outdistanced the other runners
    outdistance, outstrip,

Synonyms

outdistance outstrip length aloofness space

Words of close approximity

distant
distance vision