Distant
Distant adjective - Not close in time or space.
Neighboring
Neighboring adjective - Having a border in common.
Usage example: he and his future wife grew up on neighboring farms
Distant is an antonym for neighboring.
Both words in one sentence
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Infinite Jest takes place in the not-too-distant future, around the Enfield Tennis Academy and the neighboring Ennet House Drug and Alcohol Recovery House in suburban Boston.
Source: Literature / Infinite Jest - This gives all the neighboring countries an excuse to nominate a friendly noble, or discover some distant relationship.
Source: Succession Crisis -
In space no one can hear you ch-boingPouvoirpoint is a comic book by french artist Erwann Surcouf.The story takes place in a timeless future, distant but already vintage, where Terrans colonized the neighboring solar systems.
Source: Comic Book / Pouvoirpoint
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Neighboring and Distant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/neighboring
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Neighboring or Distant. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/neighboring.
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