Synonyms for far cry
far cry

Princeton's WordNet

1. far crynoun

   distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry

   "it's a far cry from here"

2. far crynoun

   a disappointing disparity

   "it was a far cry from what he had expected"

Matched Categories

1. • Disparity
   • Farness

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1. Christopher Steele:

   A footnote saying something may be political is a far cry from letting the American people know that the Democrats and the Hillary (Clinton) campaign paid for dirt that the FBI then used to get a warrant on an American citizen to spy on another campaign.

2. Rob Portman:

   At its core, the president’s plan calls for a $620 billion investment in transportation infrastructure. However, the total soars to $3 trillion with its inclusion of these broad policy priorities that are a far cry away from what we’ve ever defined as infrastructure, the Biden Administration’s plan redefines infrastructure to include hundreds of billions of dollars of spending on priorities like health care, workforce development, and research and development.

3. Marco Rubio:

   I don't think he should've done it but that's a far cry from what some people around here are claiming to know as fact that frankly Hunter Biden don't know as fact.

4. Andrew Morton:

   I was surprised by the parallel between Diana and Meghan, especially in those first two months inside the royal family, meghan said she felt low and isolated – Diana felt the same. For Diana, she felt [the palace] was a place of cold energy – a far cry from what felt on the outside. It was astonishing to me.

5. Mat Staver:

   Government employees are public servants and prohibited by the Constitution from inhibiting religious freedom, that is a far cry from sneaking around and into a church and acting like KGB agents.