Meanings
- not comparableIn no way, Not at all.
Don't leave now: our task is far from complete!
3 more examples
My stay at the hotel was far from satisfactory.
The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.
2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2014The two local leaders are far from alone in reconsidering the technology. Dozens of cities across the state — including Mountain View, Santa Cruz and Los Altos — are cancelling their contracts with Flock due to data sharing concerns.
2026 July 27, Maya Nelson, “Across the state, communities are taking down Flock Safety cameras. Could Shasta be next?”, in Shasta Scout, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2026Synonyms: not, not at all, in no way, nowhere near, by no means
- not comparableNot characteristic of, not likely to be done or thought by.
For kings are clouts that euery man ſhoots at, Our Crowne the pin that thouſands ſeeke to cleaue. Therefore in pollicie I thinke it good To hide it cloſe: a goodly Strategem, And far from any man that is a foole.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iv
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn no way, Not at all.
antonym(s) of “in no way, not at all”
Translations
Danish langtfra
- langtfranot at all
Esperanto for el
- for elnot at all
French loin de
- loin denot at all
Hungarian távolról sem/se/sincs, korántsem
- távolról sem/se/sincsnot at all
- korántsemnot at all
- a legkevésbé semnot at all
- szó sincs róla/arról (hogy…)not at all
Polish bynajmniej
- bynajmniejnot at all
Swedish långtifrån
- långtifrånnot at all
Cite this entry
far from. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far%20from
“far from.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far%20from. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “far from,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far%20from.
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