remote
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5.0
- adjective
- /rɪˈmoʊt/
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remoto
- If there was any danger to Annabelle, however remote, he wasn't taking chances.
- a remote possibility
- seem remote
- remote chance of success
But my major difference with Bernie Sanders, there was no remote chance of his winning the final election.
- But my major difference with Bernie Sanders, there was no remote chance of his winning the final election.
Examples
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Although the odds are slim, there is still a remote chance of rain during the outdoor event tomorrow.
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Except as the most remote possibility.
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Even if there was a remote chance.
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Is there even a remote possibility that we might come up with a personal background?
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And therefore this must be a very remote and unlikely process.
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Not that I think there's even a remote chance we're not going to win.
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There was a remote possibility that the comet was on a path that could bring it into direct contact with the Earth.
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Perhaps some editors consider plagiarism such a remote possibility that they dismiss it as a concern.
Academic text (1994) -
There is a remote possibility that we might see a significant technological breakthrough in the next decade.
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Experts agree that the chances of the plan succeeding are remote given the constraints we are facing.
Synonyms
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1.9
People do not expect it to happen or be true
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4.9
Not likely to happen or be true
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7.0
Not likely to be true or hard to believe
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6.1
Possible by calculation but extremely unlikely to happen
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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5.6
A bomb you can make explode from far away using a small device you hold
- Specialized
Handling information in different places linked by a network
How Likely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Remote comes from parts re- 'back' and move 'to move', the same idea in remove. If something is 'moved far away' from happening, it is very unlikely, so a 'remote' chance is a very small one.