Distant
Distant adjective - Not close in time or space.
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Distant is an antonym for sympathetic.
Both words in one sentence
- Making Edward seem distant emphasizes the weight of honor-debt he carries, while making Alphonse sound less sympathetic makes Edward's character all the more tragic.
Source: Pillars of Moral Character - But, Brad's wife does not commit any major indiscretions against him, with the exception of being somewhat distant to his feelings of personal inadequacies; so Brad cheating on her is somewhat less sympathetic.
Source: Good Adultery, Bad Adultery
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Sympathetic or Distant. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distant/sympathetic.
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