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motivated or marked by remorse

Synonyms

apologetic, contrite, guilty, penitent, regretful, repentant, rueful, sorry—more at CONTRITE

re·morse·less adjective 1 : MERCILESS

2 : PERSISTENT, RELENTLESS

1remote adjective re·mot·er; -est 1 : far off in place or time : not near

2 : not closely related : DISTANT

3 : located out of the way : SECLUDED

4 : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance

5 : small in degree : SLIGHT

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,

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