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   Synonyms: apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn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

The firm said in October it had stopped working with the supplier of the onions and had removed them from its supply chain.

From BBC

Following the protest, English Heritage said experts had quickly removed the orange powder from the stones.

From BBC

“When it did crop up occasionally through my childhood, it could have been happening in a different country for all we knew. It just felt so far removed,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Twenty-five other sites have been removed from the list as they are now considered safe, such as Abney Park Cemetery in Hackney.

From BBC

The enemy had removed and scattered their dog tags.

From BBC

Related Words

• aloof
• away
• detached
• distant
• isolated