- far away from places where other people live synonym isolated
- a remote village/island/location/region
- a remote community
- a remote part of the country
- a remote beach
- one of the remotest areas of the world
- The area is remote, mountainous, and roadless.
- remote from something The site is remote from major population centres.
- The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings.
Extra Examples- geographically remote areas
- rural areas that are relatively remote
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- [only before noun] far away in time synonym distant
- in the remote past/future
- a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago)
- There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- [only before noun] (of people) not closely related synonym distant
- a remote cousin
- used to describe working away from a usual place, using communications technology
- Remote working has become the norm for many organizations.
- Many people are working in remote or hybrid environments.
- that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link
- a remote terminal/database/server
- remote (from something) very different from something
- His theories are somewhat remote from reality.
- A novel should not be too remote from the experiences of its readers.
- Jane felt remote from what was going on around her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- (of people or their behaviour) not very friendly or interested in other people
- When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote.
- He somehow remains a remote figure.
- not very great synonym slight
- There is still a remote chance that they will find her alive.
- I don't have the remotest idea what you're talking about.
- At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream.
- a fairly remote possibility
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
place
time
relatives
working
computer/system
different
not friendly
very small
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.
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