remote

Meaning

Adj

1. At a distance; disconnected.
2. Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
3. Slight.
4. Emotionally detached.

Noun

1. Ellipsis of remote control.
2. An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
3. A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.

Verb

To connect to a computer from a remote location.

Synonyms

distant

far

faraway

far off

isolated

far-off

out-of-the-way

outlying

remote control

far away

secluded

far apart

aloof

long

lonely

far-away

withdrawn

removed

off

out of the way

solitary

obscure

apart

that

estranged

outback

yonder

outside

nemo

outside broadcast

lonesome

long way off

retired

slight

minor

not near

odd

off-centre

old

🧓

outlandish

petty

pluperfect

provincial

quiet

remotely

scanty

scarce

separate

sequestered

slender

small

standoffish

subtle

ulterior

unapproachable

uncommunicative

unlikely

venial

zapper

distantly related

not great

remote area

very far off

arm’s length

almost out of sight

radio-circuit control

still further

remote controller

back-country

distant in time

long past

smalltown

off-lying

far-away far-flung

back

🔙

away from people

absent

afar

alien

👽

ancient

cold

🥶

deep

depressed

desolate

devious

distantly

dreary

exotic

extreme

failing

faint

far-flung

far-out

farther

foreign

forlorn

free time

from a distance

gone

improbable

introverted

leave

light

lofty

lone

long ago

long-ago

long-distance

low

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɹɪˈməʊt]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: remote

In summary

From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).