Synonyms for remote
rɪˈmoʊtre·mote

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1. remotenoun

   Synonyms:
   poor, faint, wireless, dispassionate, outlying, improbable, hidden, abysmal, removed, distant, disconnected, aloof, far, withdrawn, hands-free

   Antonyms:
   involved, close, reasonable, connected, attached, companionable, proximate, likely, passionate, sure, near, contiguous, probable, intimate, direct

2. remoteadjective

   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   clicker, far, disconnected, wireless, outlying, poor, hidden, removed, distant, aloof, dispassionate, withdrawn, abysmal, improbable, hands-free, faint

   Antonyms:
   probable, involved, contiguous, reasonable, attached, likely, sure, connected, companionable, passionate, proximate, direct, intimate, close, near

3. remoteadjective

   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   wireless, poor, withdrawn, hands-free, disconnected, aloof, dispassionate, improbable, removed, distant, hidden, far, faint, abysmal, outlying

   Antonyms:
   likely, sure, involved, direct, contiguous, intimate, passionate, attached, near, close, connected, reasonable, proximate, companionable, probable

4. remoteadjective

   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   outlying, hidden, distant, improbable, hands-free, dispassionate, wireless, withdrawn, aloof, poor, abysmal, removed, far, faint, disconnected

   Antonyms:
   near, companionable, intimate, close, connected, probable, passionate, direct, attached, sure, contiguous, reasonable, involved, likely, proximate

5. remoteadjective

   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disconnected, removed, wireless, faint, hands-free, hidden, far, dispassionate, distant, poor, improbable, aloof, withdrawn, outlying

   Antonyms:
   sure, contiguous, likely, attached, passionate, probable, near, companionable, reasonable, close, direct, involved, proximate, intimate, connected

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1. 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, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. remote

   Synonyms:
   distant, indirect, unconnected, unrelated, foreign, alien, heterogeneous, separate, contingent

   Antonyms:
   near, close, direct, connected, related, homogeneous, immediate, proximate, essential, present, pressing, urgent, actual

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1. 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 control

   Antonyms:
   near, nigh, close, accessible, likely

2. distant, remoteadjective

   located far away spatially

   "distant lands"; "remote stars"

   Synonyms:
   outback(a), upstage, outside, distant, removed, aloof

   Antonyms:
   likely, accessible, near, nigh, close

3. outside, 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), international

   Antonyms:
   near, nigh, accessible, close, likely

4. distant, remote, removedadjective

   separate or apart in time

   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

   Synonyms:
   upstage, outback(a), distant, aloof, removed(p), outside, removed

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near, accessible, likely

5. outback(a), remoteadjective

   inaccessible and sparsely populated;

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, accessible, near, likely

6. distant, 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, aloof

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near, likely, accessible

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1. remoteadjective

   Synonyms:
   far, distant, far off, not near, not nigh

2. remoteadjective

   Synonyms:
   alien, foreign, unallied, separated, unconnected

3. remoteadjective

   Synonyms:
   secluded, sequestered, removed

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1. remoteadjective

   Synonyms:
   distant

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1. 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

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1. Tyron Edwards:

   Happiness is like manna; it is to be gathered in grains, and enjoyed every day. It will not keep; it cannot be accumulated; nor have we got to go out of ourselves or into remote places to gather it, since it has rained down from a Heaven, at our very door.

2. Cynthia Nicoletti:

   What are they doing, a comedy routine ? virginia would have to consent to this, and that seems like a remote possibility given that there's a Democratic legislature in place right now. I doubt that a Republican legislature in Virginia would approve it either.

3. Apeel CEO James Roger:

   If you don't need to install electricity grids and refrigeration equipment at every point along that supply chain — and can instead deliver a pouch of our material, which is lightweight and low cost to distribute, to a remote region where it can then be applied — you now have an extra week to transport it without refrigeration, that has the opportunity to be really transformative.

4. Wais Shaifta:

   It's not just millennials who are embracing [ these ] platforms, research shows that digital health has universal appeal, with high demand from over-45s citing an increased need for remote services and the convenience they bring.

5. Adam Laxalt:

   We have some of the highest unemployment in America, we have still massive job loss. We have small businesses that are still not online and have never come back. Our schools suffered over the last few years with remote learning and kids stuck in masks.