removed

The word “removed” means separated by distance, time, or degree. In plain terms, set apart, either in feeling/distance or in family generation.

“Removed” is pronounced rih-MOOVD (/ɹɪˈmuːvd/ in IPA).

Here is “removed” used in a sentence: “The suburb feels far removed from the noise of the city.”

“Removed” is an adjective.

“Removed” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the C1 level.

“Removed” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: separated by distance, time, or degree.

In describing cousins, 'removed' marks a difference in generation. Your first cousin once removed is your first cousin's child, or your parent's first cousin — one generation apart. 'Twice removed' means two generations apart. The number of 'removes' simply counts the generational gap between the two relatives, not how distantly related they are.

'Far removed' describes something greatly separated from another thing in distance, time, character, or degree. If a modern city is 'far removed' from its rural past, the two feel very different and disconnected. The phrase stresses how distant or unlike something has become, rather than referring to mere physical space between places.

Both suggest distance, but 'remote' usually describes physical or literal farness — a remote village, a remote chance. 'Removed' more often stresses separation in degree, relationship, or time, as in 'once removed' or 'far removed from reality.' Removed implies something was moved or set apart; remote simply means far off.