remote en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹəˈmʌo̞ʔ/ (Ireland)
- [ˌɹiːˈməʊt] (UK)
- /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ (Ireland)
- /ɹəˈmʌo̞/ (Ireland)
- [ɹəˈməʊt] (UK)
- [ɹɪˈmoʊt] (US)
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- [ɹɪˈməʊt] (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).
Meanings
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At a distance; disconnected.
remote workers
A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
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Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
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(especially, with respect to likelihood) Slight.
They have a very remote chance of winning.
There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
You have a remote resemblance to my grandmother.
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Emotionally detached.
After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most remote | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| remoter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| remotest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more remote | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
attached · citerior · nearby · considerable · close by · presential · nigh · passionate · involved · close · contiguous · near · proximate · direct · immediate · companionable · propinquitous · reasonable · near · proximate · around the corner · present · connected · close · sure · great · intimate
Deriveds
remote passed pawn · remote starter · remote surgery · remote control · remote strobe · remote speaker · remote viewing · remotable · remote schizoid · unremote · remote sensing scientist · Wiimote · remoteness · postremote · remote desktop · remote viewer · remote proxy · remote access · remote-controlled · preremote · georemote · remotely · nonremote · remote horn · remote hands · remote method invocation · remote procedure call · remote training collar · remote work · remote sensing · remote froglet · remote worker · remote keyless entry
Synonyms
quiet · hands-free · out of the way · far · cool · uninvolved · faint · wireless · far · frosty · outlandish · distant · hidden · remote · far-off · far-flung · unbending · faraway · hard-to-get · disconnected · remote · distant · distant · unapproachable · strange · withdrawn · removed · outlying · distant · dispassionate · offish · thorny · undemonstrative · hankty · touch-me-not-ish · unimpressionable · small · standoffish · aloof · aloof
Translations (129)
sa दूर (at a distance) · de fernbetrieb (at a distance) · ko 외딴 (at a distance) · nl veraf (at a distance) · gd fad às (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · fr lointain (at a distance) · pl odległy (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · nl verwijderd (at a distance) · hi दूर (at a distance) · ca remot (at a distance) · lv nomaļš (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · be далёкі (at a distance) · fi etäinen (at a distance) · hi दूरस्थ (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · fi syrjäinen (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · fr distant (at a distance) · af afgeleë (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · fi etäinen (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · pl oddalony (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · sv avlägsen (at a distance) · pt distante (at a distance) · az uzaq (at a distance) · pl zdalny (at a distance) · mba madiyo (at a distance) · ba йыраҡ (at a distance) · arz بعاد (at a distance) · nrf êlouongni (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · bg отдалечен (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · tr ücra (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · de abgelegen (at a distance) · ur دور (at a distance) · de abgelegen (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · yue 遠 /远 (at a distance) · it remoto (at a distance) · ja 遥かな (at a distance) · ru далёкий (at a distance) · nl afgelegen (at a distance) · la reductus (at a distance) · fi kaukainen (at a distance) · cmn 遙遠 /遥远 (at a distance) · ar نَاءٍ (at a distance) · fr éloigné (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · sv fjärr- (at a distance) · no fjern (at a distance) · cs vzdálený (at a distance) · fi kauko- (at a distance) · izh etähäin (at a distance) · de fern (at a distance) · sl odročen (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ar نَاءٍ (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ru да́льний (at a distance) · bg дале́чен (at a distance) · he נִדָּח (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · gd iomallach (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · cs vzdálený (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · sv fjärr- (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · hu távoli (at a distance) · ga iargúlta (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · it remoto (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ru удалённый (at a distance) · az əlçatmaz (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · de entfernt (at a distance) · sh да̀лек (at a distance) · fa دور (at a distance) · af afgeleë (at a distance) · tr ırak (at a distance) · is afskekktur (at a distance) · nl van op afstand (at a distance) · txb akañce (at a distance) · fi etä- (at a distance) · he מרוחק (at a distance) · arz بعيدة (at a distance) · az ucqar (at a distance) · gd cian (at a distance) · eo fora (at a distance) · cmn 偏僻的 (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · cs nepřístupný (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · lv tāls (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ro îndepărtat (at a distance) · id remote (at a distance) · cmn 遠 /远 (at a distance) · gd cèin (at a distance) · uk дале́кий (at a distance) · ko 원격 (at a distance) · la repositus (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ro depărtat (at a distance) · sv fjärran (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · sk ďaleký (at a distance) · pt longínquo (at a distance) · tr uzaktan kontrol (at a distance) · pt inacessível (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ota اوزاق (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · az iraq (at a distance) · ko 먼 (at a distance) · sl oddaljen (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · es remoto (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · la remōtus (at a distance) · lv attāls (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · tr uzak (at a distance) · sl oddaljen (at a distance) · ms terpencil (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · arz بعيد (at a distance) · ca remot (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · az əlçatmaz (at a distance) · fr loin (at a distance) · fa دوردست (at a distance) · cs daleký (at a distance) · ja 遠隔な (at a distance) · id jarak jauh (at a distance) · pl daleki (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · sl dáleč (at a distance) · pt remoto (at a distance) · eo izolita (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ota ایراق (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · la remōtus (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · gd fad às (at a distance) · hi दूरस्थ (at a distance) · sh dàlek (at a distance) · fr lointain (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · es remoto (at a distance) · sv avlägsen (distant or otherwise unaccessible) · ru отдалённый (at a distance) · ba алыҫ (at a distance) · ja 辺鄙な (at a distance) · ja 遠い (at a distance) · ar بَعِيد (at a distance) · mk далечен (at a distance) · vi xa (at a distance) · pt isolado (distant or otherwise unaccessible)