Nearby and Remote

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Nearby

Nearby adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
Usage example: grabbed the nearby quilt and gently laid it over the sleeping child
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Remote is an antonym for nearby.
Nearby Words: near, nearness

Remote

Remote adjective - Not close in time or space.
Usage example: a permanent base on Mars is likely to happen only in the remote future
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Antonyms for Remote
Nearby is an antonym for remote in topics: distant, cold, irrelevant, out-of-the-way, unlikely.
Nearby Words: remoteness, remotely
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  • Walking Techbane In The Archangel Project, remote viewers like protagonist Toby Guinness make electronics glitchy when they're nearby.
    Source: Walking Techbane
  • However, unbeknown to Ankh, Kougami was simply having some guy, who was nearby Eiji, use a remote that activates and deactivates Ride Vendors at will.
    Source: Magnificent Bastard / Live-Action TV
  • Film / The Arrival Then Zane pulls out what turns out to be a remote control for the camcorder he has hidden in the nearby tree and grabs the tape.
    Source: Film / The Arrival
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