FAG END Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

fag end

noun

Definition of fag end

as in remainder

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

whole

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Noun

Even factoring in the slightly more affordable remainder of the state, rents are the highest in the nation as a percentage of median income, according to ATTOM Data Solutions.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Buckle up for a newsy remainder of the term.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 June 2026

Definition of remainder

Noun

The next great frontier for artificial intelligence is not in data centers, but in our scrap yards, recycling plants and waste streams.

— R. Paul Singh, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
But Messi’s lack of influence owed less to his own ineffectiveness than to Spain’s dominance, which starved him of the ball, leaving him to feed off scraps.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

There’s a lot of personal stakes in this setup for Aang, whose arc in the original series was always defined by his grief as the last remnant of a dead culture.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 July 2026
In 2022, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism arm, Unearthed, found the charred remnants of footwear and clothing from Clarks, Diesel, Michael Kors, Next, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Reebok at five brick kiln clusters.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

Definition of remnant

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