remote meaning and definition

REMOTE noun

Definition of remote (noun)

1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
   • "he lost the remote for his TV"
   • synonyms: remote control

REMOTE adjective

Definition of remote (adjective)

1. located far away spatially
   • "distant lands"; "remote stars"
   • synonyms: distant
2. very unlikely
   • "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
   • synonyms: outside
3. separate or apart in time
   • "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
   • synonyms: distant, removed
4. inaccessible and sparsely populated;
   • synonyms: outback
5. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
   • "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
   • synonyms: distant
   • antonym: close