removed

American  

[ri-moovd] / rɪˈmuvd /

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   apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn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.

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removed British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• removedly adverb
• removedness noun
• unremoved adjective

Etymology

Origin of removed

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

Example Sentences

The tariffs that do remain in place are now on firm legal ground, he said, and the ruling removed unresolved legal questions.

From MarketWatch

They visited where she lived multiple times to handle mental-health concerns, and temporarily removed guns from the residence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bass wanted key findings about the LAFD’s actions removed or softened before the report was made public, the sources told The Times early this month.

From Los Angeles Times

With the amount of hybrid power increased three-fold, a component of the engine that helped recovery energy removed, and the batteries more or less the same size as last year, the cars are energy starved.

From BBC

Questions have reemerged over his place in the line of succession, which could be removed by an act of Parliament.

From BBC

Related Words

• aloof
• away
• detached
• distant
• isolated