They can be.
Something that is far away is distant.
but in
"How far did you come", you could not substitute distant.
Distant, faraway, further, remote...
synonym = far antonym = close, near
Afar means "A great distance away." Therefore, synonyms for afar include distant, far away, remote, far off, away, separated, secluded, and out of reach.
The synonyms are
The synonyms are
Synonyms: abutting, adjoining, edging, adjacent, near, neighboring Antonyms: apart, separate, distant, far
The Far-Distant Oxus was created in 1937.
No. Distant is an adjective meaning far-away.
Incessantly, repeatedly, distant, forever, absent, beyond, apart, etc.
far=distant
Distant
The definition for the word distant is "existing or happening far away in space : separated by space."