Antonyms for remote
rɪˈmoʊtre·mote

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. remotenoun

   Antonyms:
   involved, close, reasonable, connected, attached, companionable, proximate, likely, passionate, sure, near, contiguous, probable, intimate, direct

   Synonyms:
   poor, faint, wireless, dispassionate, outlying, improbable, hidden, abysmal, removed, distant, disconnected, aloof, far, withdrawn, hands-free

2. remoteadjective

   At a distance; disconnected.

   A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.

   Antonyms:
   probable, involved, contiguous, reasonable, attached, likely, sure, connected, companionable, passionate, proximate, direct, intimate, close, near

   Synonyms:
   clicker, far, disconnected, wireless, outlying, poor, hidden, removed, distant, aloof, dispassionate, withdrawn, abysmal, improbable, hands-free, faint

3. remoteadjective

   Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

   After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.

   Antonyms:
   likely, sure, involved, direct, contiguous, intimate, passionate, attached, near, close, connected, reasonable, proximate, companionable, probable

   Synonyms:
   wireless, poor, withdrawn, hands-free, disconnected, aloof, dispassionate, improbable, removed, distant, hidden, far, faint, abysmal, outlying

4. remoteadjective

   Unlikely.

   There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.

   Antonyms:
   near, companionable, intimate, close, connected, probable, passionate, direct, attached, sure, contiguous, reasonable, involved, likely, proximate

   Synonyms:
   outlying, hidden, distant, improbable, hands-free, dispassionate, wireless, withdrawn, aloof, poor, abysmal, removed, far, faint, disconnected

5. remoteadjective

   Emotionally detached.

   After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.

   Synonyms:
   abysmal, disconnected, removed, wireless, faint, hands-free, hidden, far, dispassionate, distant, poor, improbable, aloof, withdrawn, outlying

   Antonyms:
   sure, contiguous, likely, attached, passionate, probable, near, companionable, reasonable, close, direct, involved, proximate, intimate, connected

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. remoteadjective

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. remote

   Antonyms:
   near, close, direct, connected, related, homogeneous, immediate, proximate, essential, present, pressing, urgent, actual

   Synonyms:
   distant, indirect, unconnected, unrelated, foreign, alien, heterogeneous, separate, contingent

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. remote control, remoteadjective

   a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

   "he lost the remote for his TV"

   Antonyms:
   near, nigh, close, accessible, likely

   Synonyms:
   remote control

2. distant, remoteadjective

   located far away spatially

   "distant lands"; "remote stars"

   Antonyms:
   likely, accessible, near, nigh, close

   Synonyms:
   outback(a), upstage, outside, distant, removed, aloof

3. outside, remoteadjective

   very unlikely

   "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"

   Antonyms:
   near, nigh, accessible, close, likely

   Synonyms:
   removed, outback(a), distant, outdoor(a), extraneous, outside, away, external, out-of-door, outside(a), international

4. distant, remote, removedadjective

   separate or apart in time

   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near, accessible, likely

   Synonyms:
   upstage, outback(a), distant, aloof, removed(p), outside, removed

5. outback(a), remoteadjective

   inaccessible and sparsely populated;

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, accessible, near, likely

6. distant, remoteadjective

   far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

   "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

   Antonyms:
   close, nigh, near, likely, accessible

   Synonyms:
   outback(a), upstage, outside, distant, removed, aloof

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1. remoteadjective

   Synonyms:
   distant

How to use remote in a sentence?

1. Eric Yuan:

   As remote work trends have accelerated during the pandemic, organizations have moved beyond addressing immediate business continuity needs to actively redefining and embracing new approaches to support a future of working anywhere, learning anywhere, and connecting anywhere.

2. Rick Barry:

   If I could make it to the NBA, that would be a dream come true, but I know that the chances of anyone going professional are incredibly remote. I'm just going to play my hardest and see where basketball takes me.

3. Pope Francis:

   We need to consider if 'viri probati' could be a possibility, if so, we would need to determine what duties they could undertake, for example, in remote communities.

4. Lori Lightfoot:

   What it gets is they get to try to flex their power, but they do it at the expense of our children, they do it at the expense of our families. We know that when we were fully remote previously, 100,000 of our kids lost contact and would disengage from the system. We saw in the elementary schools the failure rate during remote learning triple from what it was. We saw the trauma and social emotional harm to students across our system.

5. Robert Pitka:

   They will see the lifestyle that we have. It's remote. We don't have roads.

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