Qualities
Synonyms for remote
Synonyms for remote: outside, removed, aloof and distant. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 4 synonyms for remote
Interchangeable with remote, one per sense
Audited under remote's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one remote carries in that sense.
- outsideadjective, in the sense "unlikely to occur"
- removedadjective, in the sense "separate or apart in time"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name remote as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
The first group is filed under remote's own senses. The second reach remote from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.
unlikely to occur
There is only a remote chance of rain tomorrow.
remote in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The manager admitted there was only a remote possibility the merger would close before the fiscal year ended.
- In her letter, she noted a remote possibility the recipe might fail if the oven ran too hot.
How it behaves: Remote typically premodifies abstract nouns such as chance, possibility, or likelihood, appearing in formal or cautious registers to downplay probability.
The true synonym
outside
Same sentence, swapped: There is only a outside chance of rain tomorrow.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where remote stands in the sentence above.
- distant
- removed
- separated
Opposites, in this sense
likely and probable reverse remote as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of remote takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- likely
- probable
separate or apart in time
Those old customs seem remote from anything we do today.
remote in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The recipe's origins are so remote that no one in the kitchen can say when it was first written down.
- She wrote in her letter that her childhood now feels remote, almost like it belonged to someone else.
How it behaves: In this sense remote typically functions as a predicate adjective after seem or feel, often followed by 'from', and belongs to a formal, reflective register.
The true synonym
removed
Same sentence, swapped: Those old customs seem removed from anything we do today.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- outback
- outside
- selfish
Opposites, in this sense
close, near and recent reverse remote as it is used in the sentence above. A different sense of remote takes different opposites, which is why these sit inside the sense and not at the top of the page.
- close
- near
- recent
Where remote turns up in the game
remote is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in seven other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 7 puzzles where remote is the trap
- landlockedadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is inland, in the sense "almost or entirely enclosed by land, without direct access to the sea", with remote sitting one tile away.
- outsideadjective, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is international, in the sense "from or between other countries", with remote sitting one tile away.
- barrenadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is infertile, in the sense "unable to support plant growth", and remote is on the board beside it.
- outsideadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is external, in the sense "coming from the outside", with remote sitting one tile away.
Play remote
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so remote reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
One vocabulary, two jobs
remote is an answer in 2 puzzles and a wrong tile in 7. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.