a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance - he lost the remote for his TV • Syn: remote control • Hypernyms: device • Part Holonyms: remote-control bomb
II - adjective
1. located far away spatially (Freq. 5) - distant lands - remote stars • Syn: distant • Similar to: far • Derivationally related forms: remoteness, distance (for: distant) 2. very unlikely (Freq. 4) - an outside chance - a remote possibility - a remote contingency • Syn: outside • Similar to: unlikely • Derivationally related forms: remoteness 3. separate or apart in time (Freq. 3) - distant events - the remote past or future • Syn: distant, removed • Similar to: far • Derivationally related forms: distance (for: distant), remoteness 4. inaccessible and sparsely populated (Freq. 1) • Syn: outback • Similar to: inaccessible, unaccessible • Derivationally related forms: remoteness, outback (for: outback) 5. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship - a distant cousin - a remote relative - a distant likeness - considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics • Syn: distant • Ant: close (for: distant) • Similar to: faraway, loosely knit, removed, ulterior
