Usually means: Significant difference from something expected.
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  1. far cry: Merriam-Webster
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  3. far cry: Wiktionary
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  5. Far Cry (Marvin Gaye song), Far Cry (Rush song), Far Cry (album), Far Cry (disambiguation), Far Cry (film), Far Cry (series), Far Cry (video game), Far Cry, Far cry, The Far Cry: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. far cry: Rhymezone
  7. far cry: FreeDictionary.org
  8. far cry: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (far cry)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A long distance, in terms of dissimilarity or difference.
▸ adverb:  Very much; to a great extent or degree; by far.

Similar:
farness, farsang, Forlong, forthfaring, farside, farsickness, farfetch, farlie, farb, farcin, more...

Types:
world's apart, like night and day, polar opposites, chalk and cheese, more...

Phrases:
a far cry, a far cry from, be a far cry from, far cry from, Far Cry 6, more...

Adjectives:
further, farre, farr, last, mo, way out, furtherest, far-fetched, far away, way off, faroff

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Similar:
farness, farsang, Forlong, forthfaring, farside, farsickness, farfetch, farlie, farb, farcin, more...

Types:
world's apart, like night and day, polar opposites, chalk and cheese, more...

Phrases:
a far cry, a far cry from, be a far cry from, far cry from, Far Cry 6, Far Cry 3, Far Cry 5, Far Cry 4, Far Cry New Dawn, Far Cry 2, Far Cry Primal, Far Cry Instincts, Far Cry Vengeance, more...

Adjectives:
further, farre, farr, last, mo, way out, furtherest, far-fetched, far away, way off, faroff



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