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  • distant
  • far-flung
  • far-off
  • faraway
  • inaccessible
  • isolated
  • lonely
  • lonesome
  • obscure
  • outlying
  • private
  • secluded
  • unknown
  • alien
  • back
  • backwoods
  • boondocks
  • far
  • frontier
  • secret
  • wild
  • beyond
  • devious
  • foreign
  • god-knows-where
  • godforsaken
  • in a backwater
  • middle of nowhere
  • off the beaten path
  • off-lying
  • outlandish
  • removed
  • retired
  • undiscovered
  • unsettled
  • farfetched
  • obscure
  • alien
  • exclusive
  • outside
  • abstracted
  • alone
  • apart
  • detached
  • extraneous
  • extrinsic
  • foreign
  • immaterial
  • inappropriate
  • indirect
  • nongermane
  • pointless
  • removed
  • strange
  • unconnected
  • poor
  • slim
  • small
  • faint
  • outside
  • slight
  • doubtful
  • dubious
  • implausible
  • inconsiderable
  • meager
  • negligible
  • off
  • slender
  • distant
  • faraway
  • icy
  • cool
  • abstracted
  • aloof
  • casual
  • disinterested
  • incurious
  • indifferent
  • introspective
  • introverted
  • laid-back
  • offish
  • putting on airs
  • removed
  • reserved
  • standoffish
  • stuck up
  • uncommunicative
  • unconcerned
  • uninterested
  • uninvolved
  • uppity
  • withdrawn

On this page you’ll find 250 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to remote, such as: distant, faraway, far-flung, far-off, inaccessible, and isolated.

  • approachable
  • close
  • convenient
  • friendly
  • gentle
  • likely
  • near
  • nearby
  • possible
  • probable
  • related
  • relevant
  • warm
  • approachable
  • close
  • convenient
  • friendly
  • gentle
  • likely
  • near
  • nearby
  • possible
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  • related
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  • warm
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  • friendly
  • near
  • warm
  • approachable
  • convenient
  • gentle
  • likely
  • nearby
  • possible
  • probable
  • related
  • relevant

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Slack is already publishing preliminary findings of a study that explores how knowledge workers are adapting to remote work, with the full findings expected to be released in October.

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WORDS RELATED TO REMOTE

  • absent
  • absorbed
  • abstracted
  • airheaded
  • bemused
  • careless
  • distracted
  • distrait
  • dreaming
  • dreamy
  • engrossed
  • faraway
  • forgetful
  • goofing off
  • head in the clouds
  • heedless
  • inattentive
  • inconscient
  • lost
  • mooning
  • moony
  • oblivious
  • out to lunch
  • pipe dreaming
  • preoccupied
  • remote
  • removed
  • scatterbrained
  • space cadet
  • spacey
  • unaware of events
  • unconscious
  • unheeding
  • unmindful
  • unobservant
  • unthinking
  • withdrawn
  • woolgathering
  • absent
  • distant
  • oblivious
  • remote
  • absent-minded
  • engrossed
  • inattentive
  • lost in thought
  • out in space
  • out to lunch
  • preoccupied
  • remote
  • withdrawn
  • conflicting
  • contrary
  • estranged
  • exotic
  • extraneous
  • extrinsic
  • inappropriate
  • incompatible
  • incongruous
  • opposed
  • remote
  • separate
  • unusual
  • age-old
  • aged
  • antediluvian
  • antiquated
  • antique
  • archaic
  • back number
  • been around
  • bygone
  • creaky
  • early
  • elderly
  • few miles on
  • fossil
  • hoary
  • lot of mileage
  • moth-eaten
  • obsolete
  • old goat
  • old-fashioned
  • older
  • oldie
  • out-of-date
  • outmoded
  • primal
  • primeval
  • primordial
  • relic
  • remote
  • rusty
  • superannuated
  • timeworn
  • venerable
  • worse for wear
  • alienated
  • ascetic
  • asocial
  • austere
  • cold
  • cynical
  • eremetic
  • hermitlike
  • introverted
  • misanthropic
  • reclusive
  • remote
  • reserved
  • retiring
  • solitary
  • standoffish
  • uncommunicative
  • unfriendly
  • unsociable
  • withdrawn

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  • as in distant



  • as in secluded



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remote

adjective

Definition of remotenext

1

as in small

small in degree

there’s a remote chance that it’ll rain today, so I brought an umbrella

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  • small

  • off

  • outside

  • slim

  • fragile

  • marginal

  • tiny

  • minimal

  • negligible

  • slight

  • minor

  • little

  • frail


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • large

  • good

  • great

  • significant

  • distinct

  • substantial

  • significant

  • considerable

  • sizable

  • healthy

  • sizeable

  • respectable

  • largish

  • tidy

  • goodly

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  • large

  • good

  • great

  • significant

  • distinct

  • substantial

  • significant

  • considerable

  • sizable

  • healthy

  • sizeable

  • respectable

  • largish

  • tidy

  • goodly

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2

as in distant

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

his grandfather had been a somewhat remote figure, at least until they got to spend a summer together

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • distant

  • detached

  • cold

  • cool

  • reserved

  • dry

  • aloof

  • withdrawn

  • clinical

  • silent

  • frosty

  • standoff

  • antisocial

  • timid

  • standoffish

  • professional

  • unsociable

  • offish

  • asocial

  • hard

  • shy

  • unbending

  • reclusive

  • unclubbable

  • buttonedup

  • impersonal

  • introverted

  • coldeyed

  • unsocial

  • indifferent

  • misanthropic

  • dispassionate

  • uninterested

  • taciturn

  • disinterested

  • indrawn

  • unconcerned

  • apathetic

  • recessive

  • uncommunicative

  • diffident

  • incurious

  • reticent

  • nongregarious

  • cliquish

  • cliquey

  • clubbish


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • social

  • warm

  • friendly

  • expansive

  • cordial

  • convivial

  • sociable

  • outgoing

  • boon

  • communicative

  • companionable

  • hospitable

  • extroverted

  • gregarious

  • congenial

  • talkative

  • folksy

  • clubable

  • affable

  • genial

  • clubby

  • garrulous

  • gracious

  • amiable

  • clubbable

  • agreeable

  • extraverted

  • neighborly

  • kindly

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  • social

  • warm

  • friendly

  • expansive

  • cordial

  • convivial

  • sociable

  • outgoing

  • boon

  • communicative

  • companionable

  • hospitable

  • extroverted

  • gregarious

  • congenial

  • talkative

  • folksy

  • clubable

  • affable

  • genial

  • clubby

  • garrulous

  • gracious

  • amiable

  • clubbable

  • agreeable

  • extraverted

  • neighborly

  • kindly

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3

as in secluded

screened or sequestered from view

a remote cottage on the far side of the mountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • secluded

  • isolated

  • hidden

  • sheltered

  • quiet

  • private

  • lonely

  • covert

  • secret

  • lone

  • retired

  • cloistered

  • solitary

  • reclusive

  • lonesome


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • visible

  • obvious

  • exposed

  • visible

  • obvious

  • exposed

4

as in away

not close in time or space

a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • away

  • removed

  • distant

  • far

  • faraway

  • deep

  • faroff

  • farflung

  • isolated

  • secluded

  • outlying

  • apart

  • obscure

  • outoftheway

  • nowhere

  • sequestered

  • secret

  • lonesome

  • retired

  • odd

  • devious


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nearby

  • near

  • close

  • adjacent

  • contiguous

  • adjoining

  • nigh

  • nearby

  • near

  • close

  • adjacent

  • contiguous

  • adjoining

  • nigh

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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

  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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

  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

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

  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. Joe McCann:

    It is a very remote area, the trail is traveled quite a bit. But… There’s a lot of areas that you ca n’t see from the trail. And people do not normally walk through the wooded area of the park. Actually, it’s a miracle that her remains were found a year later because I ca n’t imagine many people walking down there and seeing it.

  2. Johannes Wieland:

    We were pretty shocked remote work had this impact, once we saw the estimates, we thought about how people moving to different locations would be important. And it is. But it is the people who are remaining in a metro area — the people who need more space at home if they work at home — that is really pushing up prices. That is the majority of the story.

  3. Andreas Paterakis:

    The biggest partner in these discussions is the central bank and we have daily communication with them and whatever we plan is in full coordination under their approval, we won’t need, and we have not involved, police and in no way the military. They don’t have to play any role. But if we were asked to carry bigger amounts of money then maybe we would ask for a police escort, especially if it is to remote areas.

  4. James Scott:

    Medical devices and EHR systems are notoriously vulnerable to remote compromise

  5. Joe Dougherty:

    Lockheed Martin continues to work closely with the U.S. Navy on the Remote Minehunting System mission package, which remains the most advanced method of mine-hunting available to the U.S. fleet, we fully supported the Navy’s independent review team when they visited our site in October, and demonstrated a clear path forward for RMS. We remain confident the RMS is the most mature system to identify and destroy mines in challenging conditions without putting sailors or high-value capital ships at risk in a minefield.


Translations for remote

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  • بَعِيدٌArabic
  • алыҫ, йыраҡBashkir
  • далёкіBelarusian
  • remotCatalan, Valencian
  • daleký, nepřístupný, vzdálenýCzech
  • Fernbedienung, fern, abgelegen, entfernt, fernbetriebGerman
  • izolitaEsperanto
  • remotoSpanish
  • دورPersian
  • etäinen, etä-, kaukosäädin, kauko-, kaukainenFinnish
  • éloigné, télécommande, distantFrench
  • cèin, iomallach, fad às, cianScottish Gaelic
  • מרוחקHebrew
  • दूरHindi
  • távoliHungarian
  • remotoItalian
  • 遥か, 遠い, 辺鄙, 遠隔Japanese
  • 먼, 원격Korean
  • nomaļš, attāls, tālsLatvian
  • रिमोटMarathi
  • terpencilMalay
  • afgelegen, veraf, van op afstand, verwijderdDutch
  • fjern, fjernkontrollNorwegian
  • dalekiPolish
  • controlo remoto, remoto, controle, inacessível, longínquo, distante, isoladoPortuguese
  • дальний, отдалённый, далёкий, удалённый, дистанционный пультRussian
  • ďalekýSlovak
  • avlägsenSwedish
  • uzaktan kontrol, uzakTurkish
  • далекийUkrainian
  • دورUrdu
  • xaVietnamese

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