far out
Sixties slang approval
Far out expresses amazement or enthusiastic approval, associated with 1960s and 70s counterculture: Far out, man!
The phrase sounds dated now, often used ironically or to evoke that era.
Far out also describes something unconventional or extreme: far-out ideas, far-out fashion.
The literal sense—distant in space—is less common: far-out galaxies.
Sixties slang for cool
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- trippyResembling a hallucination
mind-blowing · cosmic · heavy · outta sight · wild · freaky · turned on · tuned in
Calm or fashionable
- awesomeExtremely impressive or overwhelming
- amazingCausing great wonder
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- gnarlyTwisted and rough
sick · dope · lit · incredible · fantastic · stellar · ace · boss
Innovative cultural pioneers
- experimentalTesting new methods
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
unorthodox · weird · bizarre · fringe · alternative · edgy · boundary-pushing · left-field
Distant or controller
- farawayAt great distance
- isolatedSeparated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
outlying · peripheral · fringe · edge · horizon · beyond · unreachable · ends of the earth
Unoccupied area or interval
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
- galacticRelating to stellar systems
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
universe · extraterrestrial · otherworldly · celestial · astral · spacey · alien · UFO
groovy
Sixties slang for cool
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
- hippieSixties counterculture member
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
trippy · mind-blowing · cosmic · heavy · outta sight · wild · freaky · turned on · tuned in · counterculture
cool
Calm or fashionable
gnarly · sick · dope · lit · incredible · fantastic · stellar · ace · boss · neat
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- experimentalTesting new methods
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
- eccentricUnconventional in character
offbeat · unorthodox · weird · bizarre · fringe · alternative · edgy · boundary-pushing · left-field · outside the box
remote
Distant or controller
inaccessible · outlying · peripheral · fringe · edge · horizon · beyond · unreachable · ends of the earth · back of beyond
space
Unoccupied area or interval
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
- galacticRelating to stellar systems
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
stars · universe · extraterrestrial · otherworldly · celestial · astral · spacey · alien · UFO · starship
- retro slanggroovy, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat, hip
- Sixtieshippies, Beatles, Woodstock, Vietnam War, JFK
- PsychedeliaLSD, acid, psychedelic posters, tie-dye, hallucination
- space termsmoon, star, planet, rocket, satellite
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
far outmainstream
Dominant cultural current
conventional · ordinary · traditional · normal · square
far, out, further, outer, farther, farthest, outskirts, furthest, outrageous