far-flung
Spread across continents
Far-flung describes things spread over a great distance or located in remote places.
A company might have far-flung operations across six continents.
The word emphasizes both distance and dispersal—not just far away, but scattered widely: far-flung outposts of empire, friends in far-flung corners of the world.
Distant or controller
- outlyingDistant from center
- removedTaken from position
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
long-distance · overseas · abroad · antipodean · transcontinental · offshore · outpost · hinterland
Extremely great in size
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- broadWide in span
sprawling · widespread · global · worldwide · international · multinational · transcontinental · empire
Spread widely apart
- spreadTo distribute widely
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- dottedMarked with small points
- sprinkledDispersed in droplets
peppered · interspersed · diffused · sporadic · distributed · sprawling · decentralized · fragmented
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- frontierEdge of settlement
uncharted · uninhabited · forgotten · hidden · godforsaken · backwater · boondocks · outback
remote
Distant or controller
- outlyingDistant from center
- removedTaken from position
- unreachableCannot be accessed
inaccessible · long-distance · overseas · abroad · antipodean · transcontinental · offshore · outpost · hinterland · backcountry
vast
Extremely great in size
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
broad · sprawling · widespread · global · worldwide · international · multinational · transcontinental · empire · dominion
dispersed
Spread widely apart
sprinkled · peppered · interspersed · diffused · sporadic · distributed · sprawling · decentralized · fragmented · patchwork
isolated
Separated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
frontier · uncharted · uninhabited · forgotten · hidden · godforsaken · backwater · boondocks · outback · bush
- remote placesremote, distant, afar, isolated, wilderness
- inaccessibleinaccessible, unreachable, out of reach, unobtainable, unattainable
far-flungconcentrated
Gathered or intensified
centralized · clustered · localized · compact · consolidated
far-flungnear
Short distance away
nearby · close · proximate · adjacent · neighboring
far-flunglimited
Restricted in extent
restricted · narrow · confined · bounded · provincial
far, faraway, fling, farther, farthest, flung, far-off, flinger, far-reaching