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remotely

remotely

169 3.7
To a very small degree, hardly at all
  • adverb
  • /rɪˈmoʊtli/
translation icon : en lo más mínimo
  • It's, it's not even remotely close to being similar.
  • even remotely
  • remotely resemble
  • remotely related

I don't think anyone who's remotely sane actually thinks that.

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Examples

  • "I know it's not much, but no one was even remotely interested in following it up.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • And they're not even remotely concerned about that at all.

    I've Had It

  • Now, neither of these are remotely like what is being said here.

  • And I think we're not remotely close to that.

  • Now, those of you with experience know the ring needs perfect conditions to be even remotely acceptable in terms of risk.

    Rush (2013)

  • There are no organizations even remotely comparable.

  • And my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable.

    10 Downing Street

  • I don't know how to do anything remotely practical.

  • I don't think anyone who's remotely sane actually thinks that.

    Triggernometry

  • The movie wasn't even remotely entertaining; I was bored the whole time.

Synonyms

slightly
vsremotely
885 1.0

A little, not very much

is smaller and suggests almost no degree or effect
marginally
vsremotely
35 4.1

By a small amount

is even smaller meaning almost not present at all

Antonyms

significantly
  • Specialized
351 3.5

By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference

greatly
350 1.0

By a very large amount

How Much

completely
∞ 1.0
somewhat
816 2.0
remotely
169 3.7
not at all
331 1.0

Surface Forms

remotely positive

Morphology

remotely = remote (semi-transparent) = remote + ly

Formed regularly from the adjective 'remote' with -ly, but the adverbial sense 'slightly' is a metaphorical extension from 'distant' and may not be fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Remotely comes from remote, which has re- 'away' and move 'to move', the same idea behind remove. So remotely gives the image of something 'far away' or only a little present, which is why 'not remotely interested' means 'not even a little'.