by far

Idioms  

1. Also, far and away. To the greatest degree, by a large margin. For example, She is by far the most experienced member of the cast, or, as Anthony Trollope wrote, “He was far and away the cleverest of his party” (The Duke's Children, 1880). The first term dates from the late 1700s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see by half.

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Example Sentences

“The significant share of personal income taxes — by far the state’s largest General Fund revenue source — paid by a small percentage of taxpayers increases the difficulty of forecasting personal income tax revenue.”

From Los Angeles Times

The demonstrations began under a Gen Z movement, but fuelled by far wider anger at economic stagnation and an ageing elite seen as out of touch.

From Barron's

The country's inflation is by far the highest in the world, and 86% of Venezuelans were in poverty in 2024 according to the Venezuelan Finance Observatory.

From BBC

The short duration and intense media coverage of the “Brat” moment make it easy to forget that it was by far the best pop offering of its year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles County was by far the primary destination, receiving more than 25,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• actually
• certainly
• clearly
• definitely
• probably
• really
• surely