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English adjective: remote | |||
| 1. | remote located far away spatially | ||
| Samples | Distant lands. Remote stars. | ||
| Synonyms | distant | ||
| Similar | far | ||
| Antonyms | near, nigh, close | ||
| 2. | remote very unlikely | ||
| Samples | An outside chance. A remote possibility. A remote contingency. | ||
| Synonyms | outside | ||
| Similar | unlikely | ||
| Antonyms | likely | ||
| 3. | remote separate or apart in time | ||
| Samples | Distant events. The remote past or future. | ||
| Synonyms | distant, removed | ||
| Similar | far | ||
| Antonyms | near, nigh, close | ||
| 4. | remote inaccessible and sparsely populated | ||
| Synonyms | outback | ||
| Similar | inaccessible, unaccessible | ||
| Antonyms | accessible | ||
| 5. | remote far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship | ||
| Samples | A distant cousin. A remote relative. A distant likeness. Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics. | ||
| Synonyms | distant | ||
| Similar | faraway, loosely knit, removed, ulterior | ||
| Antonyms | close | ||
English noun: remote | |||
| 1. | remote (artifact) a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance | ||
| Samples | He lost the remote for his TV. | ||
| Synonyms | remote control | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Part meronym | remote-control bomb | ||
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