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distance off or away: We caught sight of a sail far to the
south. 2 (very) much, considerably, decidedly, incomparably:
She is a far better swimmer than George. 3 by far. (very) much,
considerably, decidedly, incomparably, (im)measurably, by a long
shot, far and away, clearly, plainly, obviously, doubtless(ly),
indubitably, undoubtedly, definitely, beyond (the shadow of a)
doubt, without a doubt, Colloq Brit by a long chalk: She's a
better swimmer than George by far. He is by far the wealthiest
person I know. 4 far and wide. everywhere, near and far or far
and near, extensively, widely, high and low; here, there, and
everywhere: We searched far and wide to find these specimens.
5 far gone. a beyond or past help, advanced, deteriorated, worn
out, dilapidated, near the end: That shirt is too far gone to
send to the laundry. My house is so far gone it's beyond repair.
b drunk, besotted, Slang loaded, pissed, paralytic, paralysed:
He's too far gone to walk. 6 go far. a progress, advance,
succeed, go places, get ahead, rise (in the world), make a name
for oneself, become successful, set the world on fire, Brit set
the Thames on fire, US cut a swath: He is a very bright
youngster and I'm sure he will go far in whatever profession he
chooses. b help, aid, contribute, play a part: The new law will
go far towards inhibiting child abuse. 7 go too far. go
overboard or over the top, not know when to stop, go to
extremes; exceed, overdo, overstep, transcend, go beyond:
Ambition is one thing, but he went too far when he tried to get
his boss's job. 8 so far. a thus far, (up) to or till or until
now or the present or this point, to date, to this point in
time: So far, we have been able to keep up with the mortgage
payments. b to a certain extent or limit or point: She said
she would go just so far and no further.
--adj. 9 (more) remote or distant, far-away, far-off; extreme,
further, farther, farthest: She claimed the ability to see into
the far future. He kicked the ball to the far end of the field.
far-away adj. 1 faraway, distant, remote, far-off, outlying, far-flung:
People came from far-away places as news of the miracle spread.
2 faraway, dreamy, detached, absent, absent-minded, abstracted:
When you have that far-away expression, I know you don't hear a
word I say.
farcical adj. ludicrous, laughable, risible, funny, nonsensical,
ridiculous, silly, preposterous, absurd, foolish; comical,