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View usage for: (rɪmuːvd) 1. adjectiveIf you say that an idea or situation is far removed from something, you mean that it is very different from it. He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present preoccupations. [+ from] The country had witnessed scenes of tumult not far removed from civil war. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor. 2. adjective [noun ADJECTIVE]If someone is your cousin once removed, they are your cousin's child or your parent's cousin. More Synonyms of removed removed in British English (rɪˈmuːvd) adjective1. separated by distance or abstract distinction 2. (postpositive) separated by a degree of descent or kinship the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed Derived forms removedness (rɪˈmuːvɪdnɪs) noun removed in American English (rɪˈmuvd) adjective1. a. distant in relationship b. of a younger or older generation one's first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin 2. remote; distant; disconnected with from SIMILAR WORDS: far Examples of 'removed' in a sentenceremoved She slept and woke up feeling dead and empty, as if the whole point of her existence had been removed at a stroke.Sometimes it's easier to talk to someone who's removed from the situation.When he was gone I went to the safe and removed the program. In other languagesremoved British English: removed ADJECTIVEremoved from sth If you say that an idea or situation is far removed from something, you mean that it is very different from it. Central office was too far removed from operating decisions at the department level. - American English: removed
- Brazilian Portuguese: removido
- Chinese: 非常不同的
- European Spanish: dista de
- French: loin
- German: entfernt
- Italian: lontanissimo
- Japanese: かけ離れた
- Korean: 동떨어진
- European Portuguese: removido
- Latin American Spanish: dista de
Definition very different or distant outlandish rubbish, far removed from reality Additional synonymsHis work offers an insight into an alien culture. Synonyms strange, new, foreign, novel, remote, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, estranged, outlandish, untried, unexplored, beyond your ken Definition not essential or relevant to the situation or subject being considered Let's not allow ourselves to be sidetracked by extraneous questions. Synonyms irrelevant, inappropriate, unrelated, unconnected, immaterial, beside the point, impertinent, inadmissible, off the subject, inapplicable, inapt, inappositeDefinition originating or acting from outside the extrinsic conditions which affect relationships Synonyms external, outside, exterior, foreign, imported, superficial, extraneous- remotely
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Additional synonymsDefinition of, located in, or coming from another country, area, or people a foreign language Synonyms alien, overseas, exotic, unknown, outside, strange, imported, borrowed, remote, distant, external, unfamiliar, far off, outlandish, beyond your ken Definition of no real importance or relevance Whether we like him or not is immaterial. Synonyms irrelevant, insignificant, unimportant, unnecessary, trivial, trifling, inconsequential, extraneous, inconsiderable, of no importance, of no consequence, inessential, a matter of indifference, of little account, inappositeDefinition not connected with the matter in hand irrelevant details Synonyms unconnected, unrelated, unimportant, inappropriate, peripheral, insignificant, negligible, immaterial, extraneous, beside the point, impertinent, neither here nor there, inapplicable, inapt, inapposite, inconsequent Definition remote I thought I had an outside chance of winning. Synonyms remote, small, unlikely, slight, slim, poor, distant, faint, marginal, doubtful, dubious, slender, meagre, negligible, inconsiderableTwo other detectives have been suspended in an unrelated matter. Synonyms irrelevant, unconnected, extraneous, beside the point, inappropriate, inapplicable, unassociated, not germane |