adjective
1.
not close in space, time, or relationship
traveling to a more distant place
the distant days of the Pilgrim fathers
a distant cousin
Synonyms: far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, off-lying, outlying, remote, removed
Related Word: apart, isolated, obscure, out-of-the-way, retired, secret; secluded, sequestered
Idioms: at a distance
Contrasted words: close, near, nearby, next, nigh; adjacent, adjoining, contiguous
2.
Synonyms: different 1, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, unalike, unequal, unlike, unsimilar, various
3.
Synonyms: unsociable , aloof, cool, insociable, reserved, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncompanionable, withdrawn
Related Word: arrogant, haughty, proud; modest, retiring, shy
Contrasted words: forward, presuming, ||pushy, self-assertive