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- pronunciation:
- rih
mot
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
remoter, remotest |
| definition 1: |
at a far distance in space or time.
Do you think there may be life on remote planets?In the remote past, dinosaurs walked the earth.- synonyms:
- distant, far, faraway, faroff
- antonyms:
- adjacent, close, immediate, near
- similar words:
- exotic, foreign, outlandish, outlying, removed, standoffish, withdrawn
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| definition 2: |
secluded.
We stayed in a remote village in the mountains.- synonyms:
- isolated, out-of-the-way, secluded, solitary
- antonyms:
- central
- similar words:
- apart, desolate, godforsaken, lonely, withdrawn
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| definition 3: |
distant in blood relationship.
One of his remote ancestors came to America on the Mayflower.- synonyms:
- distant
- antonyms:
- close, near
- similar words:
- removed
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| definition 4: |
reserved in manner; aloof.
He was a good father but somewhat remote with his children.- synonyms:
- aloof, cool, distant, reserved, standoffish, withdrawn
- similar words:
- apathetic, cold, indifferent, private, removed, unapproachable
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| definition 5: |
distracted or seemingly distracted from the people or business at hand.
She remained remote throughout the meeting, and we wondered if anything was wrong.- synonyms:
- distracted, faraway, spaced-out
- similar words:
- abstracted, indifferent, preoccupied, removed
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| definition 6: |
slight.
I know I have only a remote chance of winning.- synonyms:
- faint, outside, slender, slight, slim
- similar words:
- feeble, meager, small, weak
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| related words: |
absent-minded, early, extreme, impersonal, lone, outer, solitary |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
shortened form of "remote control," a device used to operate a television set or other electronic machine from a distance.
We had to operate the TV manually because we couldn't find the remote.
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| derivations: |
remotely (adv.), remoteness (n.) |
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