remote

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. distant, secluded, alien; slight, inconsiderable. See distance, seclusion.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Distant]

Syn. far-off, faraway, far, out-of-the-way, removed, outlying, secluded, inaccessible, isolated, unknown, alien, foreign, undiscovered, off the beaten track, over the hills and far away, in a backwater, Godforsaken; see also distant 1 , isolated .

Ant. near*, close, accessible.

2. [Ancient]

Syn. forgotten, past, hoary, aged, antiquated, timeworn, archaic, prehistoric, primitive, antediluvian, immemorial, antique, olden, unrecorded, primeval; see also old 3 .

3. [Distant in connection, relation, etc.]

Syn. unrelated, irrelevant, unconnected, obscure, abstracted, indirect, inappropriate, farfetched, exclusive, alone, extraneous, apart, detached, aloof; see also separated .

Ant. relevant*, related, connected.

4. [Unlikely]

Syn. slight, faint, improbable; see doubtful 1 , unlikely .

See Synonym Study at far .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. distant far-off, far-flung, isolated, secluded, God-forsaken, outlying, lonely, removed, out-of-the-way, inaccessible.

2. unlikely slight, faint, slim, small, improbable, outside.

3. aloof distant, removed, cold, detached, faraway, withdrawn, uninterested.

ANT.: 1. close, at hand, nearby. 2. likely, significant, probable. 3. intimate, warm, close

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, removed. Idiom: at a distance. See NEAR, TIME. 2. Far from centers of human population: back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, removed, secluded, solitary. Idiom: off the beaten path (or track). See NEAR. 3. Small in degree, especially of probability: faint, negligible, outside, slender, slight, slim. See BIG. 4. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn. See ATTITUDE, HOT.