Distance
Distance noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.
Usage example: the distance between the earth and the sun is about 93 million miles
Range is a synonym for distance in space topic. In some cases you can use "Range" instead a noun "Distance", when it comes to topics like expanse, length, panorama, spacing.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| emotional | emotional distance | emotional range |
| close | close distance | close range |
| good | good distance | good range |
| high | high distance | high range |
| Other adjectives: full, long, normal, short, certain, small, entire, large, extreme, great, huge, decent, striking, limited, arbitrary, greater, far, maximum, wide, longer, shorter. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The manga Vagabond has Miyamoto Musashi's implausible fencing powers as his ability to judge distance and range ("seeing one's sword"), his incredible constitution, and his unheard-of strength.
Source: Implausible Fencing Powers -
They are armed with a Dabilahro, are fairly fast for their build, have a solid guard but are also very resilient, and on top of that have nothing but powerful close range and distance attacks.
Source: Video Game / Ninja Gaiden -
Shots from longer range generally do less damage, but a close-range shot can still just wing you, and a long distance shot can seriously hurt you.
Source: Video Game / Wolfenstein 3D
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