Distant Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Distant?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Distant is AFAR. Other possible answers include FAR, ALOOF, REMOTE, ICY, OUTLYING, REMOVED, FARAWAY, FAR-FLUNG, among others.

Q: How many solutions are there for Distant?

We have found 13 possible answers for the crossword clue Distant.

Q: What is another word for Distant?

We list 4 synonyms related to Distant. Common alternatives include ALOOF, REMOTE, REMOVED, UPSTAGE.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Distant?

Clues like Distant often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Daily Telegraph GK, The Sunday Times, The Times Specialist, Sunday Express, The Times Quick Cryptic, among others.

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Crossword clue last updated: 16/09/2026

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Hint 1: Meaning

far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" .

Hint 2: Synonyms

FAR, ICY, AFAR

Hint 3: Best answers

AFAR, FAR, ALOOF

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Best answers for Distant

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All 13 answers for Distant

Distant with 3 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
FAR	3
ICY	3

Distant with 4 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
AFAR	4

Distant with 5 letters (1)

Answer	Letters
ALOOF	5

Distant with 6 letters (3)

Answer	Letters
REMOTE	6
FAR-OFF	6
FAROFF	6

Distant with 7 letters (4)

Answer	Letters
REMOVED	7
FARAWAY	7
COOLISH	7
UPSTAGE	7

Distant with 8 letters (2)

Answer	Letters
OUTLYING	8
FAR-FLUNG	8

Synonyms for Distant

We found 4 synonyms.

5 letter words

ALOOF

6 letter words

REMOTE

7 letter words

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Remote	33%
Way off	25%
At a distance	17%
Stand-offish	17%
Standoffish	17%
Sty cry	17%
Unfriendly	17%
Withdrawn	17%
"Far out!"	8%
"It's ___ cry from..."	8%
"Long ago and ___ away ..	8%
"You'll go ___!"	8%
(From) a long way away	8%
A bunch of flyers withdrawing some way off	8%
A female keeping gents perhaps distant	8%
A great distance away	8%
A group of fliers returning from a long way off	8%
A long way	8%
A long way (off)	8%
A long way away	8%
A long way from America: they fly back	8%
A long way off	8%
A mug served up cold	8%
A place to go with female that's pretty distant	8%
A public entertainment, not one a million miles away?	8%
A pudding sent back cold	8%
A pudding turned cold	8%
A ranch perhaps not miles in the distance	8%
A service going up at distance	8%
A service returned from a distance	8%
A service that's revolutionary at a distance	8%
A taxi passenger’s last to be dropped some way away	8%
A way off	8%
Absent-minded scientist seeing wife where daughter should be	8%
Absent-minded scientist using width instead of depth	8%
Airmen coming north a long way	8%
Airmen heading north for miles	8%
Aloof	8%
An old copper, thing chucked a great distance	8%
As from any remote origins	8%
At a great distance	8%
At some distance	8%
Away from the middle	8%
Away's partner	8%
Bankers withdrawing from hunting expedition miles away	8%
Bitterly cold	8%
Buttons turned up volume right before end of pantomime	8%
Causing skidding, maybe	8%
Come from ___	8%
Considerably	8%

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What's the best solution for Distant?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Distant is AFAR. Other possible answers include FAR, ALOOF, REMOTE, ICY, OUTLYING, REMOVED, FARAWAY, FAR-FLUNG, among others.

How many solutions are there for Distant?

We have found 13 possible answers for the crossword clue Distant.

How do I find a solution for Distant?

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What is another word for Distant?

We list 4 synonyms related to Distant. Common alternatives include ALOOF, REMOTE, REMOVED, UPSTAGE.

Which crosswords feature clues like Distant?

Clues like Distant often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Daily Telegraph GK, The Sunday Times, The Times Specialist, Sunday Express, The Times Quick Cryptic, among others.

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