- 1 far 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsappear, be, feel, … adverbextremely, fairly, very, … prepositionfrom See full entry 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) Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsappear, be, feel, … adverbextremely, fairly, very, … prepositionfrom See full entry relatives
- 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsappear, be, feel, … adverbextremely, fairly, very, … prepositionfrom See full entry not friendly
- 6(of people or their behaviour) not very friendly or interested in other people synonym aloof, distant very small
- 7 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsappear, be, feel, … adverbextremely, fairly, very, … prepositionfrom See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.Extra examples Jane felt remote from what was going on around her. a fairly remote possibility geographically remote areas rural areas that are relatively remote At that time, a new school building was just a remote dream. He somehow remains a remote figure. There are many facts about the remote past and the remote future that we cannot know. When he spoke, his voice was cold and remote. a remote ancestor
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