Macmillan Dictionary

Did you know?

Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word

Not near and difficult to reach

distant

adjective

far away from the place where you are

far

adjective, adverb

a long distance

apart

adjective, adverb

used for saying how far away from each other people or things are

remote

adjective

far away in distance or space

lonely

adjective

a lonesome place is far from where people live, and not many people go there

isolated

adjective

an isolated place is a long way from other places and is often difficult to get to

inaccessible

adjective

difficult or impossible to reach

outlying

adjective

existing outside and away from a particular place

away

adverb

far from people, places, or things, especially so that you feel separated from them

outermost

adjective

furthest away from a particular place or from the centre of something

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

BuzzWord Article

Word of the Day

tweet

the short high sound that a small bird makes

Open Dictionary

never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

add a word

Blog

A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.

global English and language change from our blog