Qualities

Synonyms for remote

Two senses of remote live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

unlikely to occur

There is only a remote chance of rain tomorrow.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

outside

Same sentence, swapped: There is only a outside chance of rain tomorrow.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for remote as it is used in the sentence above.

distant
removed
separated

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsTime

separate or apart in time

Those old customs seem remote from anything we do today.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

removed

Same sentence, swapped: Those old customs seem removed from anything we do today.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for remote as it is used in the sentence above.

outback
outside
selfish

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