OUTSTAYING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

outstaying

verb

present participle of outstay

as in overstaying

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as in outliving

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Verb

The floods drew attention to still unhealed wounds — and lingering regrets.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Despite the lingering outages, the disruptions remained concentrated rather than widespread.

— Christopher Scarglato, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

Definition of lingering

Verb

Someone with several million in assets, for instance, may not have to worry about outliving their savings.

— David Chavern, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Americans are outliving their retirement With concerns about Security growing there's a new report showing that people are likely to outlive their savings in 41 states.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Definition of outliving

Verb

Do not let pasta sit in the sink waiting for the condimento to be ready or for your family and friends to sit down at the table or open a bottle of wine or feed the dog while your pasta sits, dying, in a colander.

— Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
In years when the contract is due to be renewed, the waiting period can get tense as fears that the convention will leave San Diego often surface when organizers demand new concessions from hoteliers and the city.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026

Definition of waiting

Verb

There is precedent for host-city afterglow outlasting the tournament itself.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
As an adult who now has a standing bi-weekly appointment and no longer plays any kind of organized sport, my nails are in far better shape and the shade continues to be a constant in my life, outlasting many friendships and relationships.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 17 July 2026

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