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faint, wireless, dispassionate, outlying, improbable, hidden, abysmal, removed, distant, disconnected, aloof, far, withdrawn, hands-free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   clicker, far, disconnected, wireless, outlying, poor, hidden, removed, distant, aloof, dispassionate, withdrawn, abysmal, improbable, hands-free, faint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   wireless, poor, withdrawn, hands-free, disconnected, aloof, dispassionate, improbable, removed, distant, hidden, far, faint, abysmal, outlying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   outlying, hidden, distant, improbable, hands-free, dispassionate, wireless, withdrawn, aloof, poor, abysmal, removed, far, faint, disconnected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disconnected, removed, wireless, faint, hands-free, hidden, far, dispassionate, distant, poor, improbable, aloof, withdrawn, outlying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

   So it really is a remote control in a sense of the eels' neurons activating through the electric generating organs the neurons in the prey. And so they are remotely activating their preys' muscles and essentially taking over their peripheral nervous system.

2. Lori Lightfoot:

   What it gets is they get to try to flex their power, but they do it at the expense of our children, they do it at the expense of our families. We know that when we were fully remote previously, 100,000 of our kids lost contact and would disengage from the system. We saw in the elementary schools the failure rate during remote learning triple from what it was. We saw the trauma and social emotional harm to students across our system.

3. Ray Pruitt:

   It's a remote area with very rugged terrain. Isolated, sparsely populated, a lot of it is high desert terrain; other parts are mountainous, i'm told there are caves in the area, there are mines, unoccupied homes, outbuildings, just a lot of places for a person to hide.

4. Marshall Jarrett:

   It's 116,000 people in this department. The attorney general has a sprawling job. Generally the AG is pretty remote, it seems abundantly clear that Barr has a keen interest in the Durham investigation.

5. Wilbur Ross:

   The Temporary General License extension will allow carriers to continue to service customers in some of the most remote areas of United States who would otherwise be left in the dark.