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See more synonyms for remote on Thesaurus.com adjective, re·mot·er, re·mot·est. far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil. out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop. distant in time: remote antiquity. distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor. operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control : a remote telephone answering machine. far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions. not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war. slight or faint; unlikely: not the remotest idea; a remote chance. reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial. Show More
Origin of remote 1375–1425; late Middle English <
Latin remōtus, past participle of
removēre to move back; see
remove ,
motion Related forms re·mote·ly , adverb re·mote·ness , noun un·re·mote , adjective un·re·mote·ly , adverb un·re·mote·ness , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for remote secluded ,
far-flung ,
unknown ,
inaccessible ,
isolated ,
private ,
outlying ,
faraway ,
lonely ,
distant ,
lonesome ,
far-off ,
obscure ,
farfetched ,
small ,
poor ,
slim ,
icy ,
backwoods ,
boondocks Examples from the Web for remote Contemporary Examples of remote In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.
The remote controlled flying craft has gone from covert military ops to a communal backyard hobby.
In a tiny, remote Chinese village, an ancient Roman bloodline may live on.
In a remote corner of China, one village tells a strange lineage tale.
Some critics have made the same sorts of arguments about the remote and effete president.
Historical Examples of remote I beg, that I may not be sacrificed to projects, and remote contingencies.
Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
He took up a point as remote as might be from the personal appeal.
Their surprise was great; for they had not the most remote idea of her intentions.
And how, poor Alice, in that remote village, was chance to throw him in your way?
British Dictionary definitions for remote located far away; distant far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way distant in time distantly related or connected a remote cousin removed, as from the source or point of action slight or faint (esp in the phrases not the remotest idea, a remote chance ) (of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted operated from a distance; remote-controlled a remote monitor Show More
Derived Forms remotely , adverb remoteness , noun Word Origin for remote C15: from Latin remōtus far removed, from removēre , from re- + movēre to move
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Word Origin and History for remote adj. mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely ; remoteness . Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.
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