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Yonder

/ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/

To that place.

📖 Definitions of "Yonder"

adverb
  1. 1

    To that place.

  2. 2

    To that point, end, or result.

    "The argument tended thither."

noun
  1. 1

    The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.

adjective
  1. 1

    (with "the") The farther, the more distant of two choices.

adverb
  1. 1

    At or in a distant but indicated place.

    "Whose doublewide is that over yonder?"

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WordDefinition
distantFar off (physically, logically or mentally).
yonnoun(dated or dialectal) yonder.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yonder"

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WordDefinition
yonnoun(dated or dialectal) yonder.
distantFar off (physically, logically or mentally).
therenoun(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
upstairsnounLocated on a higher floor or level of a building.
afarnounA Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
awayverbFrom a place, hence.
beyondnounFarther along or away.
farnounDistant; remote in space.
outlyingnounRelatively remote from some central location.
farawaynounDistant.
offnounIn a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
faroffAlternative spelling of far-off. [Remote, either in time or space.]
remotenounAt a distance; disconnected.
fartherverbAlternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.) [(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.]
furtherverb(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.
thither(chiefly literary or law, archaic) To that place.
farthestAlternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.) [superlative form of far: most far]
acrossnounFrom one side to the other.
farflung
removedSeparated in time, space, or degree.

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