adjectives
located far away spatially
"distant lands"; "remote stars"
very unlikely
"an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
separate or apart in time
"distant events"; "the remote past or future"
inaccessible and sparsely populated;
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
"a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"