remote
adjective, re·mot·er, re·mot·est.
noun
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secluded, far-flung, unknown, inaccessible, isolated, private, outlying, faraway, lonely, distant, lonesome, far-off, obscure, farfetched, small, poor, slim, icy, backwoods, boondocksExamples 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.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
The DreamEmile Zola
He took up a point as remote as might be from the personal appeal.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
Their surprise was great; for they had not the most remote idea of her intentions.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
And how, poor Alice, in that remote village, was chance to throw him in your way?
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton