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Synonyms for remote
rɪˈmoʊtre·mote
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Wiktionary
remotenoun
Synonyms:
poor, faint, wireless, dispassionate, outlying, improbable, hidden, abysmal, removed, distant, disconnected, aloof, far, withdrawn, hands-freeAntonyms:
involved, close, reasonable, connected, attached, companionable, proximate, likely, passionate, sure, near, contiguous, probable, intimate, directremoteadjective
At a distance; disconnected.
A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
Synonyms:
clicker, far, disconnected, wireless, outlying, poor, hidden, removed, distant, aloof, dispassionate, withdrawn, abysmal, improbable, hands-free, faintAntonyms:
probable, involved, contiguous, reasonable, attached, likely, sure, connected, companionable, passionate, proximate, direct, intimate, close, nearremoteadjective
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
Synonyms:
wireless, poor, withdrawn, hands-free, disconnected, aloof, dispassionate, improbable, removed, distant, hidden, far, faint, abysmal, outlyingAntonyms:
likely, sure, involved, direct, contiguous, intimate, passionate, attached, near, close, connected, reasonable, proximate, companionable, probableremoteadjective
Unlikely.
There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
Synonyms:
outlying, hidden, distant, improbable, hands-free, dispassionate, wireless, withdrawn, aloof, poor, abysmal, removed, far, faint, disconnectedAntonyms:
near, companionable, intimate, close, connected, probable, passionate, direct, attached, sure, contiguous, reasonable, involved, likely, proximateremoteadjective
Emotionally detached.
After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Synonyms:
abysmal, disconnected, removed, wireless, faint, hands-free, hidden, far, dispassionate, distant, poor, improbable, aloof, withdrawn, outlyingAntonyms:
sure, contiguous, likely, attached, passionate, probable, near, companionable, reasonable, close, direct, involved, proximate, intimate, connected
English Synonyms and Antonyms
remoteadjective
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.
Synonyms:
alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, strange, unconnected, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
remote control, remoteadjective
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
"he lost the remote for his TV"
Synonyms:
remote controlAntonyms:
near, nigh, close, accessible, likelydistant, remoteadjective
located far away spatially
"distant lands"; "remote stars"
Synonyms:
outback(a), upstage, outside, distant, removed, aloofAntonyms:
likely, accessible, near, nigh, closeoutside, remoteadjective
very unlikely
"an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
Synonyms:
removed, outback(a), distant, outdoor(a), extraneous, outside, away, external, out-of-door, outside(a), internationalAntonyms:
near, nigh, accessible, close, likelydistant, remote, removedadjective
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
Synonyms:
upstage, outback(a), distant, aloof, removed(p), outside, removedAntonyms:
close, nigh, near, accessible, likelyoutback(a), remoteadjective
inaccessible and sparsely populated;
Antonyms:
close, nigh, accessible, near, likelydistant, remoteadjective
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
Synonyms:
outback(a), upstage, outside, distant, removed, aloofAntonyms:
close, nigh, near, likely, accessible
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
remoteadjective
Synonyms:
distant
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "remote":
distant, distance, remotely, outlying, isolated, peripheral, far-flung, outermost, transmitter, far-off, long-range, telecommand, hard-to-reach, faraway, long-haul, long-distance, clicker
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#215 | international | |
#699 | away | |
#860 | far | |
#936 | wireless | |
#1188 | foreign | |
#1190 | outside | |
#1368 | distance | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1642 | external | |
#1711 | poor | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2694 | removed | |
#2936 | hidden | |
#3929 | strange | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6462 | isolated | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#7518 | indirect | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9494 | peripheral | |
#10411 | transmitter | |
#10748 | withdrawn | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#12779 | remotely | |
#13150 | irrelevant | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#14031 | unrelated | |
#15135 | faint | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#17360 | heterogeneous | |
#18891 | disconnected | |
#19142 | outlying | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#27240 | improbable | |
#33316 | contrasted | |
#36762 | extraneous | |
#45731 | clicker | |
#45826 | abysmal | |
#48978 | faraway | |
#52153 | outermost | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#53755 | aloof | |
#82562 | dispassionate | |
#109233 | impertinent | |
#115040 | upstage | |
#181218 | telecommand |
How to use remote in a sentence?
It’s not only a symbol of American values — it's smart global health policy, an outbreak in North Korea or Iran or somewhere else where we might have tensions, viruses travel no matter where they’re flourishing, and I don’t want a variant cooking up in some remote part of the world, anywhere in the world, which then might get around the current vaccines that we’ve got.
Confucius, The Confucian Analects:
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
In order to meet the New York State mandate of 180 in session school days, rather than cut into spring break, religious observances, or the already short and much-needed summer, we will pivot to remote learning days during rare instances when schools close due to inclement weather, we are sad for a year without snow days.
Information about remote areas is severely lacking at this time.
This risk is entirely avoidable since technologies and mission designs now exist that can provide controlled reentries( usually into remote areas of oceans) instead of uncontrolled and therefore entire random ones.
Translations for remote
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- بَعِيدٌArabic
- алыҫ, йыраҡBashkir
- далёкіBelarusian
- remotCatalan, Valencian
- daleký, nepřístupný, vzdálenýCzech
- Fernbedienung, fern, abgelegen, entfernt, fernbetriebGerman
- izolitaEsperanto
- remotoSpanish
- دورPersian
- etäinen, etä-, kaukosäädin, kauko-, kaukainenFinnish
- éloigné, télécommande, distantFrench
- cèin, iomallach, fad às, cianScottish Gaelic
- מרוחקHebrew
- दूरHindi
- távoliHungarian
- remotoItalian
- 遥か, 遠い, 辺鄙, 遠隔Japanese
- 먼, 원격Korean
- nomaļš, attāls, tālsLatvian
- रिमोटMarathi
- terpencilMalay
- afgelegen, veraf, van op afstand, verwijderdDutch
- fjern, fjernkontrollNorwegian
- dalekiPolish
- controlo remoto, remoto, controle, inacessível, longínquo, distante, isoladoPortuguese
- дальний, отдалённый, далёкий, удалённый, дистанционный пультRussian
- ďalekýSlovak
- avlägsenSwedish
- uzaktan kontrol, uzakTurkish
- далекийUkrainian
- دورUrdu
- xaVietnamese
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