Meaning & use
removed
Taken away or no longer present, or emotionally or physically distant from something.
See it in a sentence
The old fence was removed to make room for the new garden.
He felt strangely removed from the celebration happening around him.
A note on using this word
"Once removed" and "twice removed" describe generational distance between cousins, a specific technical use in genealogy.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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