remoteness

noun

Definition of remotenessnext
1
as in distance

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2
as in absence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remoteness
  1. distance
  2. absence
  3. abstraction
  4. withdrawal
  5. detachment
  6. inattention
  7. indifference
Noun
  • This property sits right in the middle of the Windy City: Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, Grant, and Millennium Park are all within walking distance.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For the purpose of this study, White defines that as the equity trading above the moving average for 80% of the time over the past two months and closing north of the trendline in eight of the last 10 sessions, before getting within striking distance of the moving average.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of distance
Noun
  • His absence from the NHRA events over the past year, coupled with recent announcements, raises questions about the future of both his career and John Force Racing's direction.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • And once more, his absence was on grounds of selection.
    Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of absence
Noun
  • Using the South Shore Cultural Center, a lakeshore landmark with rich historical and architectural significance, as a point of departure, Dyson extracts, reduces, and refines architectural and visual cues into geometric shapes and painterly abstractions.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The show suggests that Ailey worked in ways similar to Valentim—both were reaching back in time, retrieving elements of Africa’s past via abstraction.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of abstraction
Noun
  • What To Know The current crisis follows years of economic instability since the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • These sorts of personal scandals have precipitated the failure or withdrawal of many past nominees.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of withdrawal
Noun
  • The World Health Organization defines burnout as a state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, detachment, and feelings of ineffectiveness.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Woman from 1925, also known as Woman in Three Stages, shows desire, detachment and death on the same canvas while a man throbs with pain off to the side.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of detachment
Noun
  • And public inattention to the subject doesn't help, offering few major opportunities for rebranding.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2013
  • This internal presentation of ADHD—characterized by inattention rather than hyperactivity—is more common in women but often flies under the radar.
    Megan Bruneau, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of inattention
Noun
  • While many Americans reacted with horror to the brutal shooting, others responded with indifference or callousness, citing their negative experiences with health insurance companies.
    Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The big picture: Parent UnitedHealth Group's plummeting market value this week suggests investors fear a regulatory crackdown in response to the public outcry over coverage denials and corporate indifference.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of indifference
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