relatively far vs fairly far

Both 'relatively far' and 'fairly far' are correct phrases that can be used to indicate a moderate distance. They are interchangeable in most contexts, with 'fairly far' being slightly more common in everyday language.

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relatively far

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a moderate distance.

This phrase is used to describe a distance that is more than short but not extremely long. It implies a moderate degree of distance.

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On 11 and 12 April 2001 FMD was unexpectedly found again on two farms relatively far away in the province of Friesland.
In May 2009 an ICAO audit resulted in findings confirming that the implementation of international safety standards by Nepal is relatively far below the world average.
In certain cases, the negotiations have produced results, but now the difficulties have accumulated and are having an impact on a large area relatively far away from Vaalimaa on the border.
It may also be, and I presume that this is the more likely explanation, that with the available memory which existed then it seemed too costly to many people, because the year 2000 was still relatively far away.
The SEPA Cards Framework is also relatively vague as far as interchange fees are concerned.
Protests have occurred in several towns, the hotspot being Daraa, with the capital Damascus relatively quiet so far.
Improvements introduced so far are relatively limited in scope.
However, rail security appears to be largely focused on national level initiatives whilst terrorism in road and inland waterways transport has thus far received relatively little attention.
Madam President, Commissioner Wallström, environmental policy has so far been relatively successful in dealing with point source emissions from factories, power stations etc.
Migrants and young and older workers, who are more likely to be in precarious positions were especially affected, but categories of workers who were so far relatively well protected also became unemployed.
Incidents flare up along the blue line blue from time to time but have been relatively minor so far.
takes the view that the so far relatively limited experience with the reformed clearance procedure prompts a certain prudence in the evaluation; recognises, nonetheless, that the clearance of accounts procedure is a mechanism that provides for systematic control of Community expenditure;
Relatively normal, from what I can tell so far.
The reaction so far has been relatively weak.
At present, far too much money goes to poor regions in relatively rich countries.
The network has so far found that prices of individual consumer goods and services change relatively infrequently in the euro area, namely once a year on average.
Sometimes these drivers lead to a relatively sparsely populated area, such as the far South West of England, facing disproportionately high costs.
But I should like to go into a few points which, as far as I am concerned, are relatively unclear.
This once again requires the political will to undertake reforms that are far-reaching and sometimes relatively unpopular in the short term.
This being the case, and given the assessments made so far, we consider the risk to be relatively low.

Alternatives:

fairly far
quite far
reasonably far
moderately far
somewhat far

fairly far