Definition of Remote

1. Noun. A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance. "He lost the remote for his TV"

Exact synonyms: Remote Control
Generic synonyms: Device
Group relationships: Remote-control Bomb

2. Adjective. Located far away spatially. "Remote stars"
Exact synonyms: Distant
Similar to: Far
Derivative terms: Distance, Remoteness

3. Adjective. Very unlikely. "A remote contingency"
Exact synonyms: Outside
Similar to: Unlikely
Derivative terms: Remoteness

4. Adjective. Separate or apart in time. "The remote past or future"
Exact synonyms: Distant, Removed
Similar to: Far
Derivative terms: Distance, Distance, Remoteness

5. Adjective. Inaccessible and sparsely populated.
Exact synonyms: Outback
Similar to: Inaccessible, Unaccessible
Derivative terms: Outback, Remoteness

6. Adjective. Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship. "Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
Exact synonyms: Distant
Similar to: Faraway, Loosely Knit, Removed, Ulterior
Antonyms: Close

Definition of Remote

1. a. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.

Definition of Remote

1. situated far away [adj -MOTER, -MOTEST] : REMOTELY [adv] / a broadcast originating outside a studio [n -S]

Medical Definition of Remote

1. Separated from one another, separated by intervals or spaces greater than the ordinary. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Remote

remontant
remontants
remora
remora
remoras
remorid
remorse
remorseful
remorsefully
remorsefulness
remorseless
remorselessly
remorselessness
remorses
remote (current term)
remote (current term)
remote-access data processing
remote-controlled
remote-control bomb
remotely
remoteness
remotenesses
remoter
remotes
remotest
remote consultation
remote control
remote memory
remote station
remote terminal

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