removed

[ri-moovd]

adjective

1. remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.

   Synonyms: apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn

2. distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship.

   A first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin or the first cousin of one’s parent.

   The grandchildren of one's first cousin are one's first cousins twice removed.

removed

/ rɪˈmuːvd, rɪˈmuːvɪdnɪs /

adjective

1. separated by distance or abstract distinction

2. (postpositive) separated by a degree of descent or kinship

   the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed

Other Word Forms

• removedness noun
• removedly adverb
• unremoved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of removed¹

First recorded in 1540–50; remove + -ed ²

Example Sentences

When “two velcro patches” were found to be missing from the jacket, two agents removed their own patches and “ran” them over to Patel’s aircraft.

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The sign would soon be removed, but their memories have yet to fade.

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Kevin says the post was up for more than an hour before it was removed.

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Mr. and Mrs. Holley’s newborn was not a girl—as the world would one day find out when Buddy removed the “e” from the family’s last name and became a professional singer.

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In other tests, Google Photos’ AI editor turned my son’s frown into a smile and removed my husband’s sunglasses.

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Related Words

• aloof 
• away 
• detached 
• distant 
• isolated