distant

Adjective

• located far away spatially
  • distant lands
    
  • remote stars
    

• separate or apart in time
  • distant events
    
  • the remote past or future
    

• remote in manner
  • stood apart with aloof dignity
    
  • a distant smile
    
  • he was upstage with strangers
    

• far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
  • a distant cousin
    
  • a remote relative
    
  • a distant likeness
    
  • considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
    

• separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
  • distant villages
    
  • the sound of distant traffic
    
  • a distant sound
    
  • a distant telephone call
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  remote , removed , aloof , upstage