far off
Not close by
Far off describes something at a great distance in space or time.
A far-off land exists somewhere remote and perhaps exotic.
A far-off day lies well into the future or deep in the past: In the far-off days of my youth, we had no internet.
The hyphen typically appears when the phrase precedes a noun.
- dimLow in light
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- fadedLost original color
muffled · echo · glimmer · blur · silhouette · speck · dot · pinprick
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- vastnessState of being immense
panorama · yonder · beyond · remote · overseas · abroad · outback · hinterland
Vague future time
- eventuallyAt a later time
- down the roadAt a future point
- long-termLasting extended period
- distant futureTime very far ahead
horizon · anticipation · prospect · forthcoming · impending · destiny · pipedream · retirement
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- hiddenKept out of sight
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
godforsaken · boondocks · boonies · inaccessible · uncharted · forgotten · abandoned · ends of the earth
barely visible
- dimLow in light
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
faded · muffled · echo · glimmer · blur · silhouette · speck · dot · pinprick · vanishing
horizon
Apparent earth-sky meeting
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- unreachableCannot be accessed
vastness · panorama · yonder · beyond · remote · overseas · abroad · outback · hinterland · backcountry
someday
Vague future time
- eventuallyAt a later time
- down the roadAt a future point
- long-termLasting extended period
distant future · horizon · anticipation · prospect · forthcoming · impending · destiny · pipedream · retirement · grandchildren
isolated
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
- hiddenKept out of sight
middle of nowhere · godforsaken · boondocks · boonies · inaccessible · uncharted · forgotten · abandoned · ends of the earth · outback
- distance phrasesstone's throw, arm's length, within reach, nearby, close by
- location wordshere, there, where, north, south
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity