REMAIN(S) Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

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plural noun

as in rubble

the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed the remains of the house ripped apart by the tornado littered the block for weeks afterward

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as in corpse

a dead body archaeologists discovered the remains of an Incan woman and carefully excavated her burial site, which promised to yield important clues about her status

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as in rest

a remaining group or portion gathered up the remains of the buffet and delivered them to a local homeless shelter

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remains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of remain

as in stays

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time one of the three bridges known as "the London Bridge," it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today

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as in continues

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once

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Recent Examples of remains

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What Hilton is right about California’s population is highly concentrated, while much of the state’s land remains rural or undeveloped. —

James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Burrow has dealt with injuries throughout his career but remains one of the premier talents at the position when healthy. —

Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 May 2026 International play remains a cornerstone of the team’s schedule. —

Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026 Only the lower part of the column remains. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026 The Bilco name remains, along with Quanex on the building. —

Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 The risk to the general public remains low, WHO and the CDC say. —

Erin Burnett, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Chernobyl remains, thankfully, history’s worst nuclear disaster. —

David Faris, TheWeek, 14 May 2026 Lozano’s camp remains in limbo. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026

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That number could balloon as Runway 4/22 stays offline into Saturday.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Delays in care can allow symptoms to escalate, increasing the likelihood of emergency room visits or inpatient stays — outcomes that are more disruptive and expensive.

— Dr. David Pryor, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026