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1. Located far away spatially
   "remote stars";
   - distant
    
2. Unlikely to occur
   "a remote possibility";
   - outside
    
3. Separate or apart in time
   "the remote past or future";
   - distant, removed
    
4. Inaccessible and sparsely populated
   - outback
    
5. Far apart in relevance, relationship or kinship
   "a remote relative"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics";
   - distant

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, ulterior, unaccessible, unlikely

Type of: device

Antonym: close

Part of: remote-control bomb

Encyclopedia: Remote, Or