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Antonyms for far reaching


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahr-ree-ching
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑrˈri tʃɪŋ



Definition of far reaching

Origin :
  • 1824, from far + present participle of reach (v.).
  • As in long : adj extended in space or time
  • As in momentous : adj important; serious
  • As in newsworthy : adj important
  • As in panoramic : adj sweeping
  • As in profound : adj intense; emotional
  • As in serious : adj crucial, weighty
  • As in vast : adj very large; wide in range
  • As in wholesale : adj all-inclusive
  • As in wide : adj expansive, roomy
  • As in widespread : adj extensive
  • As in broad : adj extensive
  • As in all-round : adj general
  • As in broad-spectrum : adj general
  • As in overlong : adj long
  • As in protracted : adj long
  • As in comprehensive : adj inclusive
  • As in consequential : adj significant
  • As in exhaustive : adj all-inclusive, complete
  • As in expansive : adj broad, comprehensive
  • As in extended : adj widespread, comprehensive
  • As in far-flung : adj widespread
  • As in far-reaching : adj broad, widespread
  • As in general : adj comprehensive
  • As in important : adj valuable, substantial
Example sentences :
  • The stock is not extensive, but the price of the articles is far reaching.
  • Extract from : « The Lumberjack Sky Pilot » by Thomas D. Whittles
  • A momentous marriage this, and one of which the consequences were far reaching.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Brussels » by Ernest Gilliat-Smith
  • He realized at once the far reaching consequences of the calamity.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe on the Giants » by Lester Chadwick
  • No other religion or philosophy has had success so various or so far reaching.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles » by Alfred Plummer
  • His life and work indicated a progress as distinct as it was far reaching.
  • Extract from : « Engraving for Illustration » by Joseph Kirkbride
  • This would be laughable if the results had not been so disastrous and far reaching.
  • Extract from : « Latitude 19 degree » by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
  • He was public spirited, far seeing and far reaching in his plans.
  • Extract from : « Fifty Years In The Northwest » by William Henry Carman Folsom
  • The feminism of Margaret Fuller is passionate and far reaching.
  • Extract from : « Seeing Things at Night » by Heywood Broun
  • But it was the topography, more than the far reaching view, which impressed me.
  • Extract from : « A Maid of the Kentucky Hills » by Edwin Carlile Litsey
  • These plans of Ayesha's were far reaching and indeed terrific.
  • Extract from : « Ayesha » by H. Rider Haggard

Synonyms for far reaching

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