Remote1. (superl.) Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands.
2. (superl.) Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses.
3. (superl.) Not agreeing; alien; foreign.
4. (superl.) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity.
5. (superl.) Separate; abstracted.
6. (superl.) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant.
7. (superl.) Not obvious or striking; as, a remote resemblance.
8. (superl.) Separated by intervals greater than usual.
Thesaurus Entries
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