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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 remotest 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 remotest Contemporary Examples of remotest The religious right also has no leaders anymore of the remotest interest.
I met former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates twice, both times in the remotest reaches of Afghanistan.
Many of the basic cable channels with even the remotest semblance of a news presence.
Strom Thurmond today seems a figure out of the remotest historical past.
Or advanced any proposal or policy that might in even the remotest way have helped a financial contributor.
Historical Examples of remotest Within a few minutes, it was heard in the remotest room in the College.
"I haven't the remotest idea," said Davenport, as if vastly bored.
"I haven't the remotest idea, Tony," Jan replied, with the utmost sincerity.
I laughed, for I thought what he hinted at to be of the remotest likelihood.
"Naturally, I haven't the remotest notion," replied his father.
British Dictionary definitions for remotest 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 remotest 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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