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remoteness

NOUN
distance
Synonyms
STRONG
absence ambit amplitude area bit breadth compass expanse extension extent farness gap heavens hinterland horizon lapse length objective orbit outpost outskirts provinces purlieu purview radius reach remove scope separation size sky space span spread stretch sweep way width
WEAK
country mile far piece good ways
Antonyms
STRONG
height
NOUN
detachment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aloofness
STRONG
coldness coolness disinterestedness distance dreaminess impartiality indifference neutrality nonpartisanship objectivity preoccupation reverie unconcern woolgathering
WEAK
brown study incuriosity
Antonyms
STRONG
concern sympathy

Example Sentences

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Still, the movie seems to sympathize with many Americans’ misplaced faith in the remoteness of nuclear war.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“Svalbard’s remoteness makes it vulnerable,” said Hedvig Moe, an Oslo-based lawyer who grew up Svalbard and was formerly the deputy director of Norway’s domestic intelligence agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Dr. MacKinnon: “You don’t think she saw your remoteness as a defense? When she uses remoteness herself as a defense. Didn’t you just tell me? She never looks back?”

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

Its remoteness is both a blessing and a curse.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Kiyo and my sister May and I enrolled in the local school, and what sticks in my memory from those few weeks is the teacher—not her looks, her remoteness.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston