remote
/ri'mout/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Located far away in space: Being at a considerable distance from a point of reference.
- Distant in time: Belonging to the far past or future.
- Very slight or unlikely: Having a very small degree of probability or connection.
- Isolated or secluded: Far from centers of population or activity; inaccessible.
- Emotionally detached or aloof: Showing a lack of involvement or interest; reserved.
Noun:
- A remote control: A handheld electronic device used to operate another device, such as a television, from a distance.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- They live in a remote village in the mountains. (Describing a location far from populated areas.)
- Dinosaurs existed in the remote past. (Referring to a time very far in the past.)
- There is only a remote chance of rain today. (Indicating a very low probability.)
- His manner was cold and remote. (Describing an emotionally distant attitude.)
Noun:
- I can't find the remote for the air conditioner. (Referring to the handheld control device.)
Advanced Usage
- "Remote from": Far removed or different from something in nature or relevance.
- His ideas are remote from reality. (His ideas are very disconnected from reality.)
- "In the remote possibility that...": Used to introduce a scenario that is very unlikely.
- In the remote possibility that we win the lottery, we'll buy a house. (If, against all odds, we win...)
Variants and Related Words
- Remotely (adverb): To a very small degree; from or at a distance.
- He wasn't even remotely interested. (He was not interested at all.)
- The system can be controlled remotely. (It can be controlled from a distance.)
- Remoteness (noun): The state or quality of being remote.
- The remoteness of the location made travel difficult. (The faraway, isolated nature of the place.)
Synonyms
- Adjective: Distant, far-off, isolated, secluded, aloof, unlikely, slight.
- Noun: Controller, clicker (informal).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
(Note: "Remote" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. Its usage is primarily adjectival or nominal.)
Related Idioms
- A remote possibility: A very slight chance of something happening.
- It's a remote possibility, but we should still prepare.
- Keep someone at a remote distance: To maintain a significant emotional or social separation from someone.
- After the argument, she kept him at a remote distance.
Adjective
- far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
- a distant cousin
- a remote relative
- a distant likeness
- considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
- inaccessible and sparsely populated;
- separate or apart in time
- distant events
- the remote past or future
- very unlikely
- an outside chance
- a remote possibility
- a remote contingency
- located far away spatially
- distant lands
- remote stars
Noun
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- he lost the remote for his TV