farawayadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌfɑː.rəˈweɪ//ˈfɑː.rə.weɪ/us/ˌfɑːr.əˈweɪ//ˌfɑːr.ə.weɪ/C2 literary a long way away:
They travelled to faraway lands/places.
C2 If you have a faraway expression, you look as though you are not thinking about what is happening around you:
There was a faraway look in his eyes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- far
- furthest
- infinity
- light year
- light years away idiom
- lonely
- long-distance
- middle
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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Not paying attention