Distant
Distant adjective - Not close in time or space.
Off the hook and distant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Off the hook" instead an adjective "Distant".
Off the hook
Off the hook adjective - Freed from danger or blame or obligation.
Distant and off the hook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distant" instead an adjective phrase "Off the hook".
Both terms in one sentence
- When William is in the stocks for masquerading as a noble-born knight, the Black Prince shows up announcing that he has discovered that William is actually the descendant of a distant branch of the royal family, and therefore off the hook.
Source: Really Royalty Reveal
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Off the hook and Distant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/off_the_hook
Distant & Off the hook. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/off_the_hook>.
Off the hook or Distant. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/off_the_hook.
