by far

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.

Example Sentences

In terms of goals scored from open play, Wolves have seen by far the biggest decline, scoring just four in 11 games, 10 fewer than at this stage last season.

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Informers were everywhere in Hitler’s Germany, outnumbering active resisters by far.

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Curacao are by far the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, which is being expanded to 48 teams next year for the first time.

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What has been assembled, he proclaimed, “is by far the greatest collection of Islamic glass in the world.”

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The jet is the company’s largest product by far, accounting for roughly 25% of total revenue, according to Wall Street estimates.

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Related Words

• actually 
• certainly 
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• definitely 
• probably 
• really 
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