Distant and Private

Distant

Distant adjective - Not close in time or space.

Private and distant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Private" instead an adjective "Distant".

Nearby Words: distance, distantly

Private

Private adjective - Not known or meant to be known by the general populace.

Distant and private are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distant" instead an adjective "Private".

Both words in one sentence

  • A great part of the first book revolves around his nieces starting a private war with him, since he's taken up writing and become distant, therefore, in their minds, ceasing to be cool.
    Source: Cool Uncle
  • Back in the dim and distant past, it grew out of a merger of anarchist-style private law providers (a Privately Owned Society).
  • Aliens Steal Cable In the Tales from the Darkside episode "Distant Signals," a mysterious, eccentric investor brings together the cast and crew of a 20-year-old private eye TV series, which was cancelled before it got a proper ending, so the story can finally be resolved.
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