Former
Remote
Remote adjective - Small in degree.
Former and remote are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Remote".
Nearby Words: remoteness, remotely
Both words in one sentence
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On Bones, Booth, while trapped on a ship at sea scheduled for remote demolition, hallucinates the presence of a dead former squadmate.
Source: Hallucinations -
Nichijou spoofs this with the Professor and Nano, the former of whom has a remote control that activates different functions on Nano's body, such as opening her arm to reveal a roll cake or firing off her hand to go fetch another remote.
Source: The Kid with the Remote Control -
In a chapter of Franken Fran, Fran is invited by former patients for a party in a remote location.
Source: Ten Little Murder Victims
Cite this Source
Remote and Former. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/remote
Former & Remote. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/remote>.
Remote or Former. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/remote.
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