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REMOTE

Definition:

[noun] a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"
Synonyms: control
[adjective] far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"
Synonyms: distant, removed
[adjective] very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
Synonyms: outside
[adjective] far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times"
Synonyms: distant, removed
[adjective] inaccessible and sparsely populated
Synonyms: backwoods, outback
[adjective] far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
Synonyms: removed