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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

far from en · ADV

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In no way, Not at all.
    • Don't leave now: our task is far from complete!
    • 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    • The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason.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 2014:
    • The 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 2026:
  2. (not-comparable) Not 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:
  3. (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see far, from.

Antonyms

near (antonym(s) of “not characteristic of”) · nigh (antonym(s) of “not characteristic of”) · pene- (antonym(s) of “not characteristic of”) · almost (antonym(s) of “not characteristic of”) · by all means (antonym(s) of “in no way, not at all”) · quasi- (antonym(s) of “not characteristic of”)

Synonyms

not (in no way, not at all) · by no means (in no way, not at all) · in no way (in no way, not at all) · not at all (in no way, not at all) · nowhere near (in no way, not at all)

Translations (9)

eo for el (not at all) · hu távolról sem/se/sincs (not at all) · sv långtifrån (not at all) · hu a legkevésbé sem (not at all) · fr loin de (not at all) · hu szó sincs róla/arról (not at all) · da langtfra (not at all) · hu korántsem (not at all) · pl bynajmniej (not at all)