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abstracted, removed

adj. taken out of or separated from; "possibility is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"- A.N.Whitehead

remote, far-off, removed

adj. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"

remote, far, removed

adj. far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

away

adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

yonder, yon

adj. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?"

detached, separated

adj. no longer connected or joined; "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"

asunder(p)

adj. widely separated especially in space; "as wide asunder as pole from pole"

discrete, distinct

adj. constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"

disjoint

adj. having no elements in common

disjunct, isolated

adj. marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly

cold

adj. of a seeker; far from the object sought

faraway

adj. far removed mentally; "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes"

farther

adj. more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house"

farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost

adj. (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"

further, farther

adj. more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"

isolated

adj. remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"

outlying(a)

adj. relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying settlements"

distant, remote

adj. located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"

loosely knit

adj. having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group"

removed(p)

adj. separated in relationship by a given degree of descent; "a cousin once removed"

ulterior

adj. beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw

near

adj. closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"

considerable

adj. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

interested

adj. having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern; "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators"

close

adj. close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

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