REMOTENESS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

remoteness

noun

Definition of remoteness

as in distance

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as in absence

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Recent Examples of remoteness Despite the remoteness of the island, there’s still more to do beyond the property. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Unraveling the Tunguska Event mystery Remarkably, scientists wouldn't get a firsthand look at the destruction caused by the Tunguska blast for almost two decades, due primarily to the extreme remoteness of the blast location. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The remoteness of these tracks keeps them well protected; wildlife like bobcats, bald eagles and rattlesnakes live here mostly undisturbed by humans. — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026 The remoteness of the location and the weather conditions meant rescuing the pair was extremely challenging, so Chelan County Mountain Rescue was contacted to carry out a ground rescue, the outlet reported. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 The island in Lake Superior is the fifth-largest lake island in the world and is known for its remoteness and rugged terrain. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Death Valley is an extraordinary place, but its heat, distances, and remoteness can be dangerous, regardless of experience. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Eriro Ehrwalder Alm, Austria Eriro is an outlier, a luxury lair that emphasizes privacy, quiet, and remoteness. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness

Noun

Stevens and other Michigan Democrats kept their distance from El-Sayed over his association with controversial streamer Hasan Piker and his positions on Israel.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
But, on May 20th, OpenAI published a proof of Erdős Problem #90, the unit-distance problem, a combinatorics problem that involves arranging points on a plane so that as many pairs as possible are spaced an equal distance apart.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of distance

Noun

Rice’s absence with a hamstring injury — and his return Sunday — showed just how much the offense missed him.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Real estate developer Rick Caruso, who was defeated by Bass in 2022 and had family members lose homes in the inferno, blasted Bass over her absence and the city’s struggle to combat the blaze.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of absence

Noun

The premise is too convoluted to summarize here, but the point Murakami was making was one of beauty in abstraction.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
In junkspace, Koolhaas argues, formal strategies associated with modern art and design—abstraction, functionalism, fragmentation, radical juxtaposition—are hastily and unceremoniously redeployed in the ordinary language of commerce.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of abstraction

Noun

The robot’s withdrawal also prompted discussion about the distinction between demonstrating mobility and sustaining it under demanding conditions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Prior to the withdrawal deadline, there was a glimmer of hope for Bodnar and Bankhead as the state had oscillated between parties in statewide races.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of withdrawal

Noun

Have hypoglycemia unawareness – an absence of warning signs for high blood sugar.

— Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of unawareness

Noun

Patricia Williams, 46, was allegedly conducting a medical procedure on victim Lillie Hill when the octogenarian lapsed into unconsciousness.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Even as the actors shouted in counterfeit pain from the next room, the subjects continued to administer increasingly intense shocks they’d been told could lead to unconsciousness or even death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of unconsciousness

Noun

In our conversations, Zvyagintsev maintained a certain detachment from the controversy.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Although the process currently operates only at a lab scale, understanding the mechanics of direct silver detachment could provide a practical solution for green industrial recycling.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of detachment

Noun

Nacer is quite good at variations of patriarchal obliviousness, and Pebdani suffuses her women with streaks of guilt.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Also missing is any clear acknowledgment of Singer’s fear for the horrors in store for Antonapoulos, and the dramatic irony created by Antonapoulos’ own seeming obliviousness to how his life is being upended.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of obliviousness

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