| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-the-way; in the distance |
Synonyms: |
alien, back, backwoods, beyond, boondocks, devious, distant, far, far-flung, far-off, faraway, foreign, frontier, god-knows-where, godforsaken, in a backwater, inaccessible, isolated, lonely, lonesome, middle of nowhere, obscure, off the beaten path, off-lying, outlandish, outlying, private, removed, retired, secluded, secret, undiscovered, unknown, unsettled, wild |
Antonyms: |
close, convenient, near, nearby |
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant, unrelated |
Synonyms: |
abstracted, alien, alone, apart, detached, exclusive, extraneous, extrinsic, farfetched, foreign, immaterial, inappropriate, indirect, nongermane, obscure, outside, pointless, removed, strange, unconnected |
Antonyms: |
close, related, relevant |
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unlikely, improbable |
Synonyms: |
doubtful, dubious, faint, implausible, inconsiderable, meager, negligible, off, outside, poor, slender, slight, slim, small |
Antonyms: |
close, likely, possible, probable |
| Main Entry: | remote |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cold, detached; unapproachable |
Synonyms: |
abstracted, aloof, casual, cool*, disinterested, distant, faraway, icy, incurious, indifferent, introspective, introverted, laid-back*, offish, putting on airs, removed, reserved, standoffish, stuck up, uncommunicative, unconcerned, uninterested, uninvolved, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
approachable, friendly, gentle, warm |
| Main Entry: | absentee |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not being present |
Synonyms: |
absent, distant, oblivious, remote |
| Main Entry: | absent-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out to lunch |
Synonyms: |
absent, absorbed, abstracted, airheaded, airheaded, bemused, careless, daydreaming, distracted, distrait, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, forgetful, goofing off, head in the clouds, heedless, inattentive, inconscient, lost, mooning, moony, oblivious, out to lunch, pipe dreaming, preoccupied, remote, removed, scatterbrained, space cadet, spacey, spacey, surroundings, unaware of events, unconscious, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking, withdrawn, woolgathering |
Antonyms: |
alert, attentive, aware |
| Main Entry: | abstracted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preoccupied |
Synonyms: |
absent-minded, daydreaming, inattentive, lost in thought, out in space, out to lunch, remote, withdrawn |
| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
conflicting, contrary, estranged, exotic, extraneous, extrinsic, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, opposed, remote, separate, unusual |
Antonyms: |
akin, appropriate, native, proper |
| Main Entry: | ancient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old, often very old |
Synonyms: |
age-old, aged, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, back number, been around, bygone, creaky, early, elderly, few miles on, fossil, hoary, lot of mileage, moth-eaten, obsolete, old goat, old-fashioned, older, oldie, out-of-date, outmoded, primal, primeval, primordial, relic, remote, rusty, superannuated, timeworn, venerable, worse for wear |
Antonyms: |
modern, new, young |
| Main Entry: | antisocial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonparticipating; avoiding company |
Synonyms: |
alienated, ascetic, asocial, austere, cold, cynical, eremetic, hermitlike, introverted, misanthropic, reclusive, remote, reserved, retiring, solitary, standoffish, uncommunicative, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn |
| Notes: | to be antisocial is to be hostile to or disruptive of the established social order, marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores; while being unsociable means one is not disposed to seek the company of others or is reserved |
Antonyms: |
friendly, fun-loving, participating, sociable |