remoteness

noun

Definition of remotenessnext
1
as in distance

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2
as in absence

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Recent Examples of remoteness It’s known for its remoteness, with rugged islands, incredible marine life, and, yes, its legendary Komodo dragons—the planet’s largest predatory lizards that are often compared to dinosaurs. — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 Its remoteness means less competition with other snorkelers, but also a longer excursion and less-predictable conditions. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 Contact tracing remains an issue due to the area’s remoteness and ongoing insecurity in Ituri province, Mankoula said. — Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 Increasingly, travellers are moving away from traditional resort destinations in favour of experiences centred on access, remoteness and rarity. — Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026 Despite its remoteness, Artisan Lavinia has a strong and loyal following. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 Sensei Lanai trades on island remoteness, while Carillon Miami is the rare wellness resort with a city pulse just outside the door. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 But for those who visit, the remoteness is part of the appeal. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
  1. distance
  2. absence
  3. abstraction
  4. withdrawal
  5. unawareness
  6. unconsciousness
  7. detachment
  8. obliviousness
Noun
  • Laurie Allen left her home in Nine Mile Falls, a community north of Spokane, last weekend, fleeing with her husband, dog and two kittens as a wildfire burned a short distance away.
    — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts say this creates a layered defensive network capable of attacking naval forces from different directions and at varying distances.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of distance
Noun
  • Messi’s close friend and international teammate, Rodrigo De Paul, captained the squad in his absence.
    — Avi Creditor, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In the 32nd minute, Messi’s close friend and Argentina teammate Rodrigo De Paul, who wore the captain’s armband in Messi’s absence, paid the Messi family a perfect tribute.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of absence
Noun
  • What initially reads as near abstraction—a blue oval, a red trapezoid, yellow flanking fields—reveals itself as an act of erasure.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Her portraits, including those shown at White Columns and Nicola Vassell Gallery in New York, live in the slippery space between figuration and abstraction.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of abstraction
Noun
  • In the five years since the chaotic US withdrawal from Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has become home to one of the world’s worst human rights and humanitarian emergencies.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Board of Peace laid out a 15-point roadmap covering the withdrawal and disarmament.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawal
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  • Black enrollees reported the highest rate of unawareness of work requirements at 62%, compared to 56% among White enrollees and 54% among Hispanic enrollees.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • At the same time, Weinberger added, the greatest treatment obstacle is patients not taking their medications — sometimes due to anosognosia, the unawareness of being ill, which affects 50% to 98% of people with schizophrenia.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of unawareness
Noun
  • Better telltale symptoms are confusion, seizures, difficulty breathing, nausea or sometimes unconsciousness.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The most common dispatch descriptions over the year were sick persons, non-traumatic chest pain, trouble breathing, unconsciousness or fainting, abdominal pain and diabetic emergencies.
    — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unconsciousness
Noun
  • Yoon’s style recalls the stricken narrative detachment of the young soldiers in Remarqué’s and Hemingway’s World War I and Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Shards is a series made for (and probably by) people who can’t always distinguish among kitsch, camp, ironic detachment and affectionate nostalgia, and, frankly, don’t care.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of detachment
Noun
  • Feel-good party music is usually rooted in escapism, or simple obliviousness, while socially conscious art tends toward the bleak, especially these days.
    — Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
  • His obliviousness is what’s also somewhat endearing but also what’s grounding.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
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