Defenition of the word remote
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Defenition of the word remote
- A device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away.
- Not likely to happen; not to be reasonably expected.
- Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
- inaccessible and sparsely populated
- far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"
- far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"
- very unlikely; "outside chance"; "remote possibility"
- far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
- a device used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
- very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- located far away spatially
- separate or apart in time
- far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
- very unlikely
Synonyms for the word remote
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- aloof
- apart
- backwoods
- cold
- cool
- detached
- diffident
- distant
- faint
- far-flung
- far-off
- faraway
- frosty
- improbable
- in the sticks
- inaccessible
- isolated
- out-of-the-way
- outback
- outside
- remote control
- removed
- reserved
- secluded
- slight
- small
- uninvolved
- unlikely
- withdrawn
Similar words in the remote
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- distant
- far
- inaccessible
- remote
- remotely
- remoteness
- remoteness's
- remoter
- remotes
- remotest
- unaccessible
- unlikely
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