- 1far away from places where other people live synonym isolated a remote beach one of the remotest areas of the world remote from something The farmhouse is remote from any other buildings. time
- 2[only before noun] far away in time synonym distant in the remote past/future a remote ancestor (= who lived a long time ago)
- 3[only before noun] (of people) not closely related synonym distant a remote cousin computer/system
- 4that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link a remote terminal/database different
- 5remote (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. not friendly
- 6(of people or their behavior) not very friendly or interested in other people synonym aloof, distant very small
- 7not 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.
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noun [uncountable] the geographical remoteness of the island His remoteness made her feel unloved.See remote in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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