Further
Further adjective - Resulting in an increase in amount or number.
More distant and further are semantically related in remote topic. In some cases you can use "More distant" instead the word "Further" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like at a greater distance.
Nearby Words: furthered, furthering
More distant
Further and more distant are semantically related in faraway topic. You can use "Further" instead the phrase "More distant" as an adjective or an adverb.
Both terms in one sentence
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To take it further, now that he attends Karasuno, Kageyama himself addresses Oikawa only as the more distant "Oikawa-san".
Source: Manga / Haikyuu!! - Further, the worst decisions and actions seem to be committed by manipulative underlings and more distant followers as he sinks into a helpless depression.
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