far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; a distant cousin; a remote relative; a distant likeness; considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics

[ Syn: distant ]

a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; he lost the remote for his TV

[ Syn: remote control ]

located far away spatially; distant lands; remote stars

[ Syn: distant ]

very unlikely; an outside chance; a remote possibility; a remote contingency

[ Syn: outside ]

separate or apart in time; distant events; the remote past or future

[ Syn: distant , removed ]

inaccessible and sparsely populated;

[ Syn: outback ]