faraway
Americanadjective
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distant; remote.
faraway lands.
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dreamy, preoccupied.
a faraway look.
adjective
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very distant; remote
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dreamy or absent-minded
Etymology
Origin of faraway
Explanation
Something that's distant from you is faraway. Your faraway pen pal's letters might take over a week to arrive in your mailbox. You can describe something that's far off or removed from you with the adjective faraway — and you can also use it for things that only feel distant, or that happened a long time ago. Your faraway childhood or the faraway history of your town's oldest building are a couple of examples. This word can also be correctly spelled with a hyphen, far-away, or as two words, far away.
Vocabulary lists containing faraway
Example Sentences
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Scientists are still trying to determine how these faraway worlds form.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
And it’s that emotional space — how Martin’s faraway stare and his attentiveness to his kids’ comfort becomes a growing concern — where Webley’s feature debut wants us: empathetic yet alert.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Or maybe a faraway civilization wants to communicate and can build detectable technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
What he did see, as he found the gate for his flight to Rome, was a chyron on a faraway TV: “Breaking News: Oklahoma.”
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Meanwhile, Mrs. Garner smiled her faraway smile, and Danny learned to keep quiet.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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