remote
noun
a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
“he lost the remote for his TV”
Synonymsremote control
adjective
located far away spatially
“distant lands”
“remote stars”
Synonymsdistantvery unlikely
“an outside chance”
“a remote possibility”
Synonymsoutsideseparate or apart in time
“distant events”
“the remote past or future”
inaccessible and sparsely populated
Synonymsoutbackfar apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
“a distant cousin”
“a remote relative”
Synonymsdistant
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University