Synonyms for remote
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Distant — distant or otherwise inaccessible
distant, far-away, far-off, far, outlying, far-flung, back, hidden, foreign, alien, obscure, recondite, irrelevant, outlandish
2. Removed — emotionally detached
removed, secluded, inaccessible, cold, cool, aloof, sequestered, unapproachable, separated, frosty, standoffish, touch-me-not-ish, withdrawn, unconcerned, dispassionate, unbending, offish informal, undemonstrative, hard-to-get informal dated
3. Wireless — at a distance; disconnected
Other
outside, lonely, outback, separate, solitary, ulterior, unconnected, unlikely, offsite, unrelated
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
At a distance; disconnected.
A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
- adj. 2
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- adj. 3
Slight.
They have a very remote chance of winning.
- n. 1
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
Forms
- Plural
- remotes → zappers, clickers…
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In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hidden She has to keep her powers hidden from her family.
- distant He was going to Kabylie to see his distant family.
- outlying Algeria needs to integrate its outlying regions with the more developed north.
- inaccessible This part of Kabylie is a wild and inaccessible land.
- secluded Tom told me he wanted to live on a secluded beach.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remote | steady | |
| hidden | rising | |
| distant | rising | |
| outlying | falling | |
| inaccessible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- far1
- 4 letters
- back1, cool1, cold1
- 5 letters
- small1, alien3, faint1, aloof2
- 6 letters
- hidden2, lonely2, frosty2, zapper, offish
- 7 letters
- outside2, foreign2, removed2, distant2, buttons2, obscure2, outback2, clicker2, offsite
- 8 letters
- separate3, unlikely3, wireless2, solitary4, secluded3, outlying3, ulterior4
- 9 letters
- separated4, withdrawn2, unrelated4, unbending3, recondite3
- 10 letters
- irrelevant4, outlandish3
- 11 letters
- unconnected4, sequestered3, unconcerned3, standoffish
- 12 letters
- disconnected4, inaccessible5
- 13 letters
- dispassionate4
- 14 letters
- unapproachable5
- 15 letters
- undemonstrative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alien3 = 3 syllables).