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leavings

plural noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of leavings

a remaining group or portion

the leavings of the banquet were packed up and delivered to a shelter for the homeless

Synonyms of leavings

balance, leftovers, odds and ends, remainder, remains, remnant, residue, residuum, rest

Words Related to leavings

fragment, scrap, vestige

butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump

excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms of leavings

body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight

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