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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, 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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