1
as in distance
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in absence
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
Noun
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Flowers kept his distance the following summer and got a job at Charlestown Senior Living in Catonsville.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025 -
Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Their absences are notable given speculation about their political futures.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Kansas City fans took note of Erceg’s absence Wednesday in the Royals’ 3-2 win over the Reds.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The effect, which spoke to a different part of my brain than is usually accessed in the theater, communicated something profound about gender politics — and not in intellectual abstractions but in the liberated movement of defiant bodies and souls.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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The artist has woven grids of linen covered in gold leaf to create shimmering abstractions.—
Tim F. Schneider,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The sculpture’s location itself is one of total urban deletion and communicative displacement as much as the sculptural structure is one of perceptual withdrawal and refusal of even a minimum of gratifying tactility.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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No one knows exactly how much is left, but the study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, shows an alarming rate of withdrawal of a vital water source for a region that could also see its supply of Colorado River water shrink.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
Noun
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After a short hike through a loblolly pine forest to the beach, there's a feeling of near-complete detachment from the rest of the world.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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This detachment from human-centric ethics, driven by pure optimization, is where the unsettling behavior begins to manifest.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Voices Hiltzik: Trump and Vance are dead wrong — economists unanimously agree that U.S. tariffs are a tax on American consumers Sept. 4, 2024 Trump’s tariff orders betray the same inattention to detail.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Attention Binaural beats may help improve attention and be particularly useful for young people who experience inattention.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
13 Aug. 2024
Noun
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There’s a New Spirituality in Pop Music June 7, 1987 As religion and crypto-religion were locked in mortal combat, the AIDS plague was sweeping across gay communities like a firestorm, to the complete indifference of the federal government and their Christian handmaidens.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Watching The Disappearance of Josef Mengele leaves one without any real feeling beyond indifference or deep disgust.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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“Remoteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remoteness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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