I. noun
1.
an extent of areal or linear measure
he did not know the distance he had walked
Synonyms: length, stretch
Related Word: area, extent; ambit, compass, extension, orbit, purview, radius, range, reach, scope, sweep
2.
the length of a literal or figurative course traversed or to be traversed
she had come a long distance from her pitiful beginnings
Synonyms: way, ways
Related Word: extent, size; piece, spell
3.
Synonyms: expanse , amplitude, breadth, expansion, space, spread, stretch
4.
Synonyms: dissimilarity , alterity, difference, dissemblance, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, divergency, otherness, unlikeness
II. verb
Synonyms: outstrip 1, outdistance, outpace, outrun, outspeed