REMOTER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

remoter

adjective

as in further

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Adjective

The first established the system in flight, while the latest evaluation added further data from multiple rounds launched through HIMARS.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Simply put, acknowledging the reality—even if the administration won’t state it in these terms—of avoiding a further, major military campaign as the conflict drags on.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of further

Adjective

Its real-time viewing feature can show the home environment and help distant family members feel more connected.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
After some major modifications, it's set to begin its five-year mission peering at new supernovas, distant galaxies and planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.

— Berly McCoy, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Yes, Minteh and Sarr both operate on the right and buying one of them arguably would have provided a better balance to Iraola’s attacking department given that his other wide players prefer the left flank.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
That happened again when the five other conservatives – but not Roberts and the three liberals − said the administration could slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of health research funding.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of other

Adjective

These malicious apps can be surreptitiously installed by remote attackers even when the devices are positioned behind a router.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
At least 933 workers are missing at various hydropower projects that run along the Trishuli river, which winds through multiple districts in the remote and mountainous area, according to the country’s disaster agency.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of remote

Adjective

El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, one of the most powerful naturally occurring climate patterns on Earth, the WMO said.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
For more even distribution, apply half of the seed in one direction (for example, north-south) and the other half in the opposite direction (east-west).

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposite

Adjective

The farther outside that band of totality the less of the sun’s surface the moon appears to obscure.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Many travelers were making their way to the opposite coast for weddings, family reunions, or farther voyages to Tasmania or New Zealand.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

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