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leftover

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of leftover

1 an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

that doormat is just a leftover from when the new carpet was installed

Synonyms of leftover

end, fag end, oddment, remainder, remnant, scrap, stub

Words Related to leftover

leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuse, remains, residual, residue, scraping(s), stump, vestige

balance, rest

chip, flake, fragment, piece, sliver, splinter

ribbon(s), shred, tatter

Near Antonyms of leftover

whole

2 leftovers plural a remaining group or portion

take as many of these calendars as you want, and put the leftovers back on the shelf

Synonyms of leftover

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

Words Related to leftover

fragment, scrap, vestige

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

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

Near Antonyms of leftover

body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight

leftover

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of leftover

still existing or present after other parts are used or removed

This recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of leftover

remaining

lingering, residual

abiding, biding, continuing, enduring, holding on, holding up, keeping up, lasting, perduring, persisting, running on

staying, sticking around, tarrying

carrying through, prevailing, surviving

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of leftover

abating, dying (down), ebbing, letting up, moderating, subsiding, waning

ceasing, closing, concluding, desisting, dying, discontinuing, ending, expiring, finishing, lapsing, leaving off, passing, quitting, stopping, terminating, winding up

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