6 : distant or aloof in manner
— re·mote·ly adverb
— re·mote·ness noun
Synonyms
[1] away, distant, far, far-off—more at DISTANT
[3] cloistered, covert, isolated, quiet, secluded, secret—more at SECLUDED
[5] negligible, off, outside, slight, slim, small
Antonyms
good
[6] aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, standoffish, unsociable—more at COOL
2remote noun 1 : a radio or television program or a portion of a program originating outside the studio
2 : REMOTE CONTROL 2
remote control noun 1 : control (as by radio signal) of operation from a point at some distance removed
2 : a device or mechanism for controlling something from a distance
1remount verb 1 : to mount again
2 : to furnish remounts to
2remount noun : a fresh horse to replace one no longer available
re·mov·al noun : the act or process of removing
Synonyms
disposal, disposition, dumping, jettison, riddance—more at DISPOSAL
1remove verb re·moved; re·mov·ing 1 : to move from one place to another : TRANSFER
2 : to move by lifting or taking off or away
3 : to dismiss from office
4 : to get rid of : ELIMINATE <~ a fire hazard>
5 : to change one's residence or location
6 : to go away : DEPART
7 : to be capable of being removed
— re·mov·able adjective
— re·mov·er noun
Synonyms
[1] budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shift, transfer—more at MOVE
[2] doff, peel, put off, take off; also husk, shed
Antonyms
don, put on, slip (into)
[2] clear, draw, withdraw; also dislodge; abstract, cut, extract, pull; move, shift, transfer
Antonyms
place, put
[3] cashier, dismiss, fire, retire, sack—more at DISMISS
2remove noun 1 : a transfer from one location to another : MOVE
2 : a degree or stage of separation
Synonyms
distance, lead, length, spread, stretch, way—more at DISTANCE
REM sleep noun : a state of sleep that recurs cyclically several times during normal sleep and is associated with rapid eye movements and dreaming
re·mu·ner·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to pay an equivalent for or to : RECOMPENSE
— re·mu·ner·a·tor noun
Synonyms
compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, recoup, requite—more at COMPENSATE
re·mu·ner·a·tion noun 1 : something that remunerates : COMPENSATION, PAYMENT
2 : an act or fact of remunerating
Synonyms
[1] compensation, consideration, disbursement, pay, payment, recompense, remittance, requital—more at PAYMENT
[2] compensation, damages, indemnity, quittance, recompense, redress, reparation, requital, restitution, satisfaction—more at COMPENSATION
re·mu·ner·a·tive adjective : serving to remunerate : GAINFUL
Synonyms
fat, gainful, lucrative, profitable—more at PROFITABLE
re·nais·sance noun 1 cap : the cultural revival and beginnings of modern science in Europe in the 14th–17th centuries; also : the period of the Renaissance
2 often cap : a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity
3 : REBIRTH, REVIVAL
re·nal adjective : of, relating to, or located in or near the kidneys
re·na·scence noun, often cap : RENAISSANCE
rend verb rent ; rend·ing 1 : to remove by violence : WREST
2 : to tear forcibly apart
Synonyms
rip, rive, shred, tatter, tear—more at TEAR
ren·der verb 1 : to extract (as lard) by heating
2 : to give to another; also : YIELD
3 : to give in return
4 : to do (a service) for another <~ aid>
5 : to cause to be or become : MAKE
6 : to reproduce or represent by artistic or verbal means
7 : TRANSLATE <~ into English>
Synonyms
cede, deliver, give up, hand over, leave, relinquish, surrender, turn over,