remote
adjective
[ rɪˈməʊt ]
• (of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.
• "the valley is remote from the usual tourist routes"
Similar:
faraway,
distant,
far,
far off,
far removed,
dim and distant,
isolated,
out of the way,
outlying,
off the beaten track,
secluded,
in the depths of …,
hard to find,
lonely,
in the back of beyond,
in the hinterlands,
off the map,
in the middle of nowhere,
godforsaken,
obscure,
inaccessible,
cut-off,
unreachable,
far-flung,
in the backwoods,
lonesome,
in the backveld,
in the platteland,
in the backblocks,
in the booay,
unget-at-able,
in the sticks,
jerkwater,
in the tall timbers,
Barcoo,
beyond the black stump,
lone,
unapproachable,
• having very little connection with or relationship to.
• "the theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience"
Similar:
irrelevant to,
unrelated to,
unconnected to,
unconcerned with,
not pertinent to,
inapposite to,
immaterial to,
unassociated with,
inappropriate to,
foreign to,
alien to,
extrinsic to,
• (of a chance or possibility) unlikely to occur.
• "chances of a lasting peace became even more remote"
Similar:
unlikely,
improbable,
implausible,
doubtful,
dubious,
far-fetched,
faint,
slight,
slim,
small,
slender,
minimal,
marginal,
negligible,
insignificant,
inconsiderable,
• aloof and unfriendly in manner.
• "she seemed remote and patronizing"
Similar:
aloof,
distant,
detached,
impersonal,
withdrawn,
reserved,
uncommunicative,
unforthcoming,
unapproachable,
unresponsive,
indifferent,
unconcerned,
preoccupied,
abstracted,
unfriendly,
unsociable,
stand-offish,
cool,
chilly,
cold,
haughty,
introspective,
introvert,
introverted,
• denoting a device which can only be accessed by means of a network.
remote
noun
• a remote control device.
• "universal remotes which let you operate all your audio/video components from one handset"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere (see remove).
