Distant
Distant adjective - Not close in time or space.
Partial
Partial adjective - Inclined to favor one side over another.
Usage example: that judge is always partial to the defense, so be careful
Both words in one sentence
- A partial subversion, in that the declining bloodline is traced through both sexes, with the Last of His Kind descendent being born to parents deriving from two distant branches of the family.
Source: Single Line of Descent
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Partial and Distant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/partial
Distant & Partial. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/partial>.
Partial or Distant. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/partial.
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