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re·mote (ri mōt′)

adjective remoter -·mot′er, remotest -·mot′·est

  1. distant in space; far off; far away
  2. far off and hidden away; secluded
  3. far off in (past or future) time a remote ancestor
  4. distant in connection, relation, bearing, or the like a question remote from the subject
  5. distantly related by blood or marriage a remote cousin
  6. distant in human relations; aloof remote and cold in his manner
  7. slight; faint a remote chance
  8. not immediate or primary; far removed in influence the remote causes
  9. Comput. of or by means of a terminal, etc. located some distance away from the computer and therefore requiring a communication line

Etymology: ME < L remotus, pp. of removere, to remove

noun

  1. Radio, TV a usually live broadcast originating outside a studio
  2. remote control (sense )

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remote Synonyms

remote

modif.

  1. Distant

    far-off, faraway, far, out-of-the-way, removed, outlying, secluded, inaccessible, isolated, unknown, alien, foreign, undiscovered, off the beaten track, over the hills and far away, in a backwater, Godforsaken; see also distant 1, isolated.

    Antonyms near*, close*, accessible. *

  2. Ancient

    forgotten, past, hoary, aged, antiquated, timeworn, archaic, prehistoric, primitive, antediluvian, immemorial, antique, olden, unrecorded, primeval; see also old 3.

  3. Distant in connection, relation, etc.

    unrelated, irrelevant, unconnected, obscure, abstracted, indirect, inappropriate, farfetched, exclusive, alone, extraneous, apart, detached, aloof; see also separated.

    Antonyms relevant*, related*, connected. *

  4. Unlikely

    slight, faint, improbable; see doubtful 1, unlikely. See syn. study at far.


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remote Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • village: At low tide the river is at neck height and the area remote from the village.

Modifying Another Word

  • geographically: You can interact with your friends there ( who would be in other virtual reality booths, which may be geographically remote ).

Preposition: for

  • month: The title of you growing up approved of his remote for a month.

Modifies a noun

  • control: Remote control means you actually take control of the remote PC through your local keyboard.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: In any event the possible adverse effect on humans from eating such chickens seems somewhat remote.
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remote quotes

At times I suffer from the strangest sense of detachment from myself and the world about me; I seem to watch it all from the outside, from somewhere inconceivably remote, out of time, out of space, out of the stress and tragedy of it all.

-Wells, H(erbert) G(eorge)

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