Meanings
comparative further-reaching · comparative farther-reaching · comparative more far-reaching · superlative furthest-reaching · superlative farthest-reaching · superlative most far-reaching
- Having a broad range, scope, or influence.
The potential trade war could be the most far-reaching exercise in Fafo of Trump’s second term.
2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on 27 Jan 20255 more examples
There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the grounds that the preamble was not proved.
1960 January 28, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1860”, in Railway Magazine, page 53Electrification, on the other hand, involved several departments. Moreover, it was spread over about 150 miles of railway on, under, or adjacent to the busy running lines traversed by fast trains, with consequent far-reaching repercussions on train services that extended over wide areas beyond these lines being electrified.
1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 719The Citadel is an ancient deep-space station, presumably constructed by the Protheans. Since the Prothean extinction, numerous species have come to call the Citadel home. It serves as the political, cultural, and financial capital of the galactic community. To represent their interests, most species maintain embassies on the Presidium, the Citadel's inner ring. The Citadel Tower, in the center of the Presidium, holds the Citadel Council chambers. Council affairs often have far-reaching effects on the rest of the galactic community.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel Codex entryThe long-awaited verdict could inflame tension in the Southeast Asian country and have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom.
2017 August 25, “Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict”, in Al JazeeraHe closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 44
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Ancient Greek τηλέπορος
- τηλέπορος (tēléporos)having a broad range, scope, or influence
Bulgarian важен, с голямо значение
- важен (važen)having a broad range, scope, or influence
- с голямо значение (s goljamo značenie)having a broad range, scope, or influence
Chinese Mandarin 廣泛 /广泛
- 廣泛 /广泛 (guǎngfàn)having a broad range, scope, or influence
Czech dalekosáhlý
- dalekosáhlýhaving a broad range, scope, or influence
Dutch vergaand
- vergaandhaving a broad range, scope, or influence
Finnish kauaskantoinen
- kauaskantoinenhaving a broad range, scope, or influence
German weitreichend
- weitreichendhaving a broad range, scope, or influence
Hungarian messzemenő
- messzemenőhaving a broad range, scope, or influence
Russian далеко идущий
- далеко идущий (daleko iduščij)having a broad range, scope, or influence
Swedish långtgående
- långtgåendehaving a broad range, scope, or influence
Cite this entry
far-reaching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far-reaching
“far-reaching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far-reaching. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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