REMOTE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
   Synonym(s)
   • remote control (what does remote control mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he lost the remote for his TV
   Hypernyms(s) remote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • device (what does device mean?)

REMOTE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • inaccessible and sparsely populated
   Synonym(s)
   • backwoods(a) (what does backwoods(a) mean?)
   • outback(a) (what does outback(a) mean?)
   Similar To
   • inaccessible (what does inaccessible mean?)
   • unaccessible (what does unaccessible mean?)
2. Meaning
   • far distant in space
   Synonym(s)
   • distant (what does distant mean?)
   • removed (what does removed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • distant lands
   • remote stars
   • a remote outpost of civilization
   • a hideaway far removed from towns and cities
   Similar To
   • far (what does far mean?)
3. Meaning
   • far distant in time
   Synonym(s)
   • distant (what does distant mean?)
   • removed (what does removed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • distant events
   • the remote past or future
   • a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times
   Similar To
   • far (what does far mean?)
4. Meaning
   • far apart in nature
   Synonym(s)
   • removed(p) (what does removed(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
   Similar To
   • distant (what does distant mean?)
5. Meaning
   • very unlikely
   Synonym(s)
   • outside (what does outside mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an outside chance
   • a remote possibility
   • a remote contingency
   Similar To
   • unlikely (what does unlikely mean?)