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   Synonyms: apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn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

More than half a million students in England were receiving a grant before they were removed, at a cost of £1.57bn a year.

From BBC

I confess to Shires that I’m more than 2½ years removed from my own traumatic breakup, one that still manages to derail my days.

From Los Angeles Times

Several groups, including Common Sense Media and Tech Oversight California, removed their support for SB 243 after changes were made to the bill, which they said weakened protections.

From Los Angeles Times

She was told she would need to immediately undergo emergency surgery to have her fallopian tube removed.

From BBC

The local authority has said the work will be "removed as quickly as possible".

From BBC

Related Words

• aloof 
• away 
• detached 
• distant 
• isolated