remote

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) 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

1. To connect to a computer from a remote location.
2. to remove (from something or someone)

Opposite of

attached, connected, contiguous, direct, presential, close, near, proximate, distant, considerable, great, reasonable, sure, companionable, intimate, involved, passionate

Synonyms

distant

far

faraway

far off

isolated

out-of-the-way

far-off

far away

remote control

outlying

far apart

aloof

secluded

lonely

long

far-away

removed

withdrawn

out of the way

off

solitary

apart

obscure

nemo

yonder

long way off

lonesome

that

retired

outside broadcast

slight

estranged

outback

outside

free time

forlorn

dreary

foreign

farther

distantly

far-out

far-flung

devious

ancient

afar

low

minor

not near

long-distance

long-ago

Translations

remoto

remoto

lointain

verwijderd

lejano

distante

remot

afgelegen

distante

ververwijderd

verafgelegen

éloigné

distant

ver

veraf

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”).

Sentences

No one near the remote machine you could ring ?