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   Synonyms: apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn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

• removedly adverb
• removedness noun
• unremoved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of removed¹

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

Example Sentences

I have a tumor that needs to be removed.

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Now, nearly half a decade removed from the fateful burrito, Houlihan is eligible to compete again.

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In June, Kennedy removed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP—the panel that met last week—and replaced them with a team that includes vaccine skeptics.

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“When it was flooded, the contents of the tomb were removed to a new tomb, which has yet to be found,” Litherland said.

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Also removed from the “One to One” shows is Ms. Ono’s “Sisters, O Sisters,” supposedly so that each show would fit on a single CD.

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Related Words

• aloof 
• away 
• detached 
• distant 
• isolated