farther

Speech parts

1. farther - Adjective

2. farther - Verb

3. farther - Adverb

Derived from far

5. farther - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

More remote; more distant than something else.

Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further.

At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.

Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event.

To help onward. [R.] See Further.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

further additionally furthermore more beyond extra in addition farther away more distant more remote likewise besides moreover yonder new
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Antonyms

about less close near closely closer
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Phrases with the word

farther away farther to the west farther times fall farther behind farther up farther east

Examples

You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Al Capone

A thought is an arrow shot at the truth; it can hit a point, but not cover the whole target. But the archer is too well satisfied with his success to ask anything farther. Sri Aurobindo

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see. Winston Churchill

A lie travels farther than the truth. Irish Proverb

The slower you go, the farther you will be. Russian Proverb

The news of a good deed travels far, but the news of a bad one travels even farther. Polish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fartful farthead farthel farther away farther east farther times