remote
adjective (DISTANT) /rɪˈməʊt/
/-ˈmoʊt/ Definition
B2 far away in distance or time, or not closely related: remote galaxies It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more. They take little interest in a conflict far from their homes and remote from their everyday problems.Distant in space and time B2 describes an area, house, or village that is a long way from any towns or cities: a remote mountain villageDistant in space and time › specialized remote computer systems are available to users in another part of a building or in another place, for example through a network: a remote server remoteness /-nəs/ noun [U] Distant in space and time
(Definition of remote adjective (DISTANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- afar adverb
- afield adverb
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- be out of the way idiom
- far adjective
- far adverb (DISTANCE)
- farther adjective
- farthest adjective
- farthest adverb
- further adjective
- further adverb
- furthermost adjective
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