remoter

adjective

as in further

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoter
  1. further
  2. distant
  3. other
  4. remote
  5. opposite
  6. farther
Adjective
  • Trump told Congress that the pause was in the national interest but gave no further details.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The same may not prove true of utility costs where many rate hikes remain pending and a tough winter could cause further spikes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of further
Adjective
  • Once such fallacious arguments were enthusiastically embraced, the horror of the Shoah was not far distant.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While officials insist the demolitions are a non-negotiable step toward revitalizing the corridor along Old National Highway, the families and owners left in the wake of the bulldozers say true recovery remains a distant promise.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of distant
Adjective
  • Levine did, however, receive a letter signed by over a dozen former Israeli security, intelligence and other officials, including former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, former Mossad director Tamir Pardo and former Shin Bet director Ami Ayalon.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Ten other people, ages 5 to 68, were also hit and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Police Capt.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of other
Adjective
  • His father Amin Mia, 26, said no health workers came to their remote village in Sylhet to offer vaccinations in time.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But development inequality remains acute, especially between cities and more rural or remote areas.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of remote
Adjective
  • Then Brice Turang worked a full count and hit an opposite-field double.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • On the opposite end of the strip outside the Palais, toy brands Mattel, Hasbro and Pokemon occupy three adjacent stands.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposite
Adjective
  • For migratory species such as myrtle warblers, the farther north and west their breeding range expanded, the longer the migration to their southern wintering ground became.
    — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The farther outside that band of totality the less of the sun’s surface the moon appears to obscure.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of farther
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“Remoter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remoter. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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