1. Located far away spatially
   "remote stars";
   - distant
    
2. Separate or apart in time
   "the remote past or future";
   - distant, removed
    
3. Inaccessible and sparsely populated
   "They explored the remote regions of Australia";
   - outback
    
4. Unlikely to occur
   "a remote possibility";
   - outside
    
5. Far apart in relevance, relationship or kinship
   "a remote relative"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics";
   - distant
    
6. Emotionally or socially detached, reserved, or unfriendly
   "stood apart with remote dignity";
   - aloof, distant, upstage [archaic]
    
7. Operating or controlled from a distance
   "The drone has remote sensors"

1. A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
   "he lost the remote for his TV";
   - remote control

Derived forms: remotest, remotes, remoter

See also: far, faraway, inaccessible, loosely knit, removed, reserved, ulterior, unaccessible [rare], unlikely

Type of: device

Part of: remote-control bomb

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