REMOTENESS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

remoteness

noun

Definition of remoteness

as in distance

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distance

Dissimilar Words

as in absence

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Recent Examples of remoteness Amid all this remoteness, the first top-end resort has just opened, Nihi Rote and Hospitality Academy, sister property to Nihi Sumba, west of here. — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness

Noun

His kicking has the combination of distance and accuracy required to bypass a high press and immediately turn a defensive phase into an attacking one.

— Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The excavator stays stopped until the person or object has moved to a safe distance, with no manual intervention required.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of distance

Noun

Perhaps more importantly, though, the Broncos appear prepared to withstand a potential absence from Dobbins thanks to the addition of rookie Jonah Coleman, who drew rave reviews from the coaching staff for his performance in camp.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Louise — the presence of her absence — hovers over the wintry landscapes like a figment of loss and guilt.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of absence

Noun

Another big-ticket item is the 1974 Frankenthaler green-and-blue abstraction Return and Exit, with a high estimate of $2 million.

— Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
But there’s a fundamental abstraction to the theater that allows plays to get away with things that a movie like Prima Facie, which works so hard to place its action in a tangible world, doesn’t.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of abstraction

Noun

Jared Koopman, head of the IRS’ criminal investigations division, told reporters the defendants then allegedly used the proceeds to purchase luxury homes, send money overseas through wire transfers and make large cash withdrawals.

— Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
For no-penalty CDs, withdrawals are not allowed within the first 6 days after account funding.

— David McMillin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrawal

Noun

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

Democrats have seized on the president’s fixation on the ballroom as a symbol of vanity and detachment from the concerns of everyday Americans heading into November’s midterm elections.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Whether through psychological detachment, restorative activities like sauna, or adequate sleep, recovery protects the capacities leaders need to operate effectively.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of detachment

Noun

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
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

Definition of obliviousness

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