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faint, wireless, dispassionate, outlying, improbable, hidden, abysmal, removed, distant, disconnected, aloof, far, withdrawn, hands-free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   clicker, far, disconnected, wireless, outlying, poor, hidden, removed, distant, aloof, dispassionate, withdrawn, abysmal, improbable, hands-free, faint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   wireless, poor, withdrawn, hands-free, disconnected, aloof, dispassionate, improbable, removed, distant, hidden, far, faint, abysmal, outlying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   outlying, hidden, distant, improbable, hands-free, dispassionate, wireless, withdrawn, aloof, poor, abysmal, removed, far, faint, disconnected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disconnected, removed, wireless, faint, hands-free, hidden, far, dispassionate, distant, poor, improbable, aloof, withdrawn, outlying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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How to use remote in a sentence?

1. Natalya Krivtsova Olesya Krivtsova:

   We live in the Arkhangelsk region and this is a vast region but too remote from the center. There are no more protests in Arkhangelsk, so they are trying to strangle everything that is left at its early stage.

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. Riley Duren:

   There really have been transformational advances in remote sensing technology for methane over the last decade and the last three to four years, that reporting program doesn’t require operators to go out and fly airplanes. It’s largely based on models and standard emissions factors.

4. Charles Schroeder:

   This work represents an important step forward in the small-scale production of biologics, and, if successful, may be used in remote locations for production of complex biologics.

5. Htoot May:

   In 2015 I believed in Suu Kyi and I was happy to work with Suu Kyi, i would have thought that Suu Kyi was going to help people in remote areas to gain internet access, not cut them off from it.