distant

separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance

• “the distant past”
• “distant villages”
• “the sound of distant traffic”
• “a distant sound”
• “a distant telephone call”

far apart in relevance or relationship

• “a distant cousin”
• “a distant likeness”

remote in manner

• “stood apart with aloof dignity”
• “a distant smile”
• “he was upstage with strangers”

far distant in time

• “distant events”
• “the remote past or future”
• “a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times”

far distant in space

• “distant lands”
• “remote stars”
• “a remote outpost of civilization”
• “a hideaway far removed from towns and cities”