removed

[ ri-moovd ]

adjective

1. remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.

   Synonyms: apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn

2. distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship:

   A first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin or the first cousin of one’s parent.

   The grandchildren of one's first cousin are one's first cousins twice removed.

removed

/ rɪˈmuːvd; rɪˈmuːvɪdnɪs /

adjective

1. separated by distance or abstract distinction
2. postpositive separated by a degree of descent or kinship

   the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed

Derived Forms

• removedness, noun

Other Words From

• re·mov·ed·ly [ri-, moo, -vid-lee, -, moovd, -], adverb
• re·moved·ness noun
• unre·moved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of removed¹

First recorded in 1540–50; remove + -ed ²

Example Sentences

McDonald’s temporarily removed the Quarter Pounder from restaurants in affected states before bringing the menu item back on Oct.

From Salon

Now, two years removed from that first podcast episode, and just weeks removed from the 2024 election, I think it’s important to put it all together.

From Salon

References to the Sackler family have already been removed from the award’s website, and three winners announced earlier this year received an email this week confirming the name change.

From Science Magazine

Among other changes in the final monograph published this summer, the program removed references to a “neurodevelopmental hazard to humans.”

From Los Angeles Times

The report also noted that “solid organic matter” is sometimes not removed from kennels and that some kennels were not cleaned beyond spraying them with water, with the dogs still inside.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• aloof
• away
• detached
• distant
• isolated