far and away
Without any doubt
Far and away means by a considerable margin, emphasizing that something exceeds all alternatives: She was far and away the best candidate.
The phrase intensifies superlatives and comparisons, suggesting the gap isn't even close: This is far and away the worst movie I've seen all year.
- hands downWithout any doubt
- no comparisonWithout equal or rival
- mostGreatest in number
- beyondFarther than something
- markedlyTo a conspicuous extent
overwhelmingly · best · second to none · bar none · way · no contest · not even close · without equal · head and shoulders · streets ahead · decidedly · beyond compare · much · unparalleled · remote · distant · miles apart · runaway
degree of margin/superiority
far and awaymarginally
To a minor extent
barely · slightly · narrowly · hardly · just barely
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