The term 'becoming more distant' can be described by the crossword solutions remoter (7 letters), FAR (3 letters), RECEDE (6 letters), FARTHER (7 letters), AFAR (4 letters), and icier (5 letters). Remoter and FARTHER both refer to physical distance, while FAR, RECEDE, and AFAR allude to a metaphorical distance. Icier suggests a colder, more emotionally distant relationship. All of these words imply that two people or things are growing apart.