REMOTE Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

remote

adjective

ri-ˈmōt

Definition of remote

as in small

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

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as in distant

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

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as in secluded

screened or sequestered from view a remote cottage on the far side of the mountain

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as in away

not close in time or space a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future

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Recent Examples of remote Backyards became overflow living rooms, remote offices and social hubs, pushing outdoor design past occasional entertaining into daily utility. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 The research on remote and hybrid work keeps landing in the same place, showing worse levels of loneliness for remote workers. — Jordan Dunin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The capacity of remote pilots to steer mid- and long-range drones varies. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Co-produced by Heejung Oh and Malin Hüber) Fourteen-year-old Qihuo gets her first period and sets out with her friends to find a traditional skirt for her coming-of-age ceremony in China’s remote Liangshan Mountains. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for remote

Recent Examples of Synonyms for remote

Adjective

Comparing households aged 72 and older in 2022 with those aged 75 and older in 2025, Maggiulli calculated a smaller—but still substantial—21% increase.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
The development could help make optical atomic clocks smaller and more suitable for use outside laboratories.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of small

Adjective

Once such fallacious arguments were enthusiastically embraced, the horror of the Shoah was not far distant.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
While officials insist the demolitions are a non-negotiable step toward revitalizing the corridor along Old National Highway, the families and owners left in the wake of the bulldozers say true recovery remains a distant promise.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Ulrich, 21, suffered a critical head injury Saturday while playing football for Southern Nazarene University in an away game against Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
While there were zero arrests at Lambeau Field for the normally hostile Bears-Packers game, emotions were high at SoFi Stadium between winless Chargers fans and Broncos fans who invaded the away game by the tens of thousands.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of away

Adjective

There’s also an indoor-outdoor dog run, as well as a detached guesthouse with its own kitchen and bath and a seven-car garage sporting a Tesla charging station.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
Goldfish centers on a 17-year-old high school senior who presents as detached, ironic and emotionally armored, but underneath is quietly paralyzed by fear of failure, abandonment and becoming his parents.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of detached

Adjective

Anthropic’s work even shows that internal signals can reveal when a model suspects it’s being tested, detects manipulation or is pursuing a hidden objective.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Gardner pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a gymnastics studio in Purvis, Mississippi, between December 2017 and April 2018 to record his students.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of hidden

Adjective

Both have built much of their appeal on opposition to the political establishment, the promise to wish away budget constraints, and deep hostility toward the European Union.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026