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List of meaning for remote

situated in a distant or secluded place

remote control, remote(adj)

a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

"he lost the remote for his TV"

distant, remote(adj)

located far away spatially

"distant lands"; "remote stars"

outside, remote(adj)

very unlikely

"an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"

distant, remote, removed(adj)

separate or apart in time

"distant events"; "the remote past or future"

outback(a), remote(adj)

inaccessible and sparsely populated;

distant, remote(adj)

far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

small in degree

there's a remote chance that it'll rain today, so I brought an umbrella

having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others

his grandfather had been a somewhat remote figure, at least until they got to spend a summer together

screened or sequestered from view

a remote cottage on the far side of the mountain

not close in time or space

a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future

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