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Antonyms for re-motes
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ri-moht |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmoʊt |
Definition of re-motes
Origin :- mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.
- As in : noun at a distance to exclude intimacy
- As in remote control : noun handheld control
- As in outback : noun back country
- As in extremity : noun ultimate; limit
Synonyms for re-motes
- acme
- acuteness
- adversity
- apex
- apogee
- at a distance
- border
- bound
- boundary
- brim
- brink
- bush
- butt
- clicker
- climax
- consummation
- country
- crisis
- depth
- dire straits
- disaster
- distant
- edge
- end
- excess
- extreme
- extremes
- frontier
- height
- last
- margin
- maximum
- nadir
- outside
- pinnacle
- plight
- pole
- push-button control
- remote
- rim
- rural
- setback
- terminal
- termination
- terminus
- tip
- top
- trouble
- verge
- vertex
- wilderness
- zenith
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