noun
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
Synonyms
remote control
Examples
- he lost the remote for his TV
adjective
located far away spatially
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Examples
- distant lands
- remote stars
adjective
very unlikely
Synonyms
Examples
- an outside chance
- a remote possibility
- a remote contingency
adjective
separate or apart in time
Synonyms
Examples
- distant events
- the remote past or future
adjective
inaccessible and sparsely populated
Synonyms
outback(a)
adjective
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Synonyms
Examples
- a distant cousin
- a remote relative
- a distant likeness
- considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics