remote

Noun
  1. A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance (synset 104082075)
    "he lost the remote for his TV"
    is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
    is a part of: remote-control bomb - a bomb that can be detonated by remote control
    same as: remote control
Adjective
  1. Located far away spatially (synset 300444934)
    "distant lands"; "remote stars"
    similar to: far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree
    same as: distant
  2. Very unlikely (synset 301415921)
    "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
    similar to: unlikely - has little chance of being the case or coming about
    same as: outside
  3. Separate or apart in time (synset 300445092)
    "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
    similar to: far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree
    same as: distant, removed
  4. Inaccessible and sparsely populated (synset 300020141)
    similar to: inaccessible, unaccessible - capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all
    same as: outback
  5. Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship (synset 300452640)
    "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
    similar to:
    • faraway - far removed mentally
    • loosely knit - having only distant social or legal ties
    • removed - separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
    • ulterior - beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
    same as: distant

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