far cry
long way in distance; different in character
Far Cry
far cry
Noun
1. distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here"
(hypernym) farness, remoteness, farawayness
2. a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected"
(hypernym) disparity
far cry
(See a far cry)
far cry
Synonyms and related words:
aphelion, apogee, contrariety, contrast, departure, deviation, difference, disaccord, disaccordance, disagreement, disconformity, discongruity, discordance, discrepancy, discreteness, disparity, dissent, dissimilarity, dissonance, distinction, distinctness, divergence, divergency, diversity, far piece, giant step, good ways, great distance, heterogeneity, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, inconsonance, inequality, inharmoniousness, inharmony, irreconcilability, long chalk, long haul, long range, long road, long run, long step, long way, mixture, nonconformity, odds, opposition, otherness, separateness, tidy step, unconformity, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, variance, variation, variegation, variety
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.