Detached, abroad, aloof, absent-minded, and absent are all synonyms for distant. Near and recent are these antonyms of distant. And here are another 62 synonyms for distant.
Distant Synonyms
1. remote
- Abroad
- Ancient
- Antediluvian
- Apart
- Away
- Bygone
- Cut off
- Far off
- Far-flung
- Far
- Faraway
- Immemorial
- Isolated
- Long ago
- Obscure
- Of yore
- Off the beaten track
- Off
- Olden
- Out of the way
- Outlying
- Prehistoric
- Remote
- Separated
2. remote
- Aloof
- Austere
- Ceremonious
- Chilly
- Cold
- Cool
- Detached
- Forbidding
- Formal
- Frigid
- Frosty
- Haughty
- Icy
- Keeping people at arm's length
- Remote
- Reserved
- Restrained
- Reticent
- Stand-offish
- Stiff
- Stuffy
- Taciturn
- Unapproachable
- Uncommunicative
- Undemonstrative
- Unforthcoming
- Unfriendly
- Unresponsive
- Withdrawn
- Mean-looking
3. distracted
- Absent-minded
- Absent
- Detached
- Distracted
- Distrait
- Faraway
- Vague