REMAINDER Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

remainder

noun

ri-ˈmān-dər

Definition of remainder

as in rest

a remaining group or portion the remainder of the pills were saved in case they were needed later

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as in scrap

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value the remainder of the dough can be used to make a tartlet

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whole

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Recent Examples of remainder Chawinga thumped her chest with pride after scoring her country’s first-ever WAFCON goal, which set off an intoxicating remainder of the match. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026 The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026 If something remains at death, that remainder becomes the legacy. — Andre Pennington, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for remainder

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Noun

The routine consisted of four two-minute sessions separated by two minutes of seated rest, monitored using heart-rate straps to ensure consistent effort.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
But the practice of long rest cures had waned in Switzerland in the nineteen-nineties, in part because health insurers stopped fully covering extended stays at spas and wellness centers.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rest

Noun

There are scraps of industrial, cybergrind, metalcore, and death metal in this stew, as well as a healthy garnish of Godflesh’s machinelike relentlessness, all of it well balanced.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The painting belonged to Bob Nijkerk, whose family had made its fortune in the iron and scrap-metal business in the 19th century.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrap

Noun

That remnant has now yielded direct physical evidence that ice sheets might have reversed their retreat and started to grow again thousands of years ago.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
The coastal flooding in the next few days is expected to be different from earlier rounds, which were heavily influenced by powerful swells from the remnants of hurricanes Marie and Rachel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of remnant

Noun

White’s lyrics are bittersweet pinpricks, his keening vocals already in mourning of childhood’s end—of responsibility, of bathing yourself, in so many words, knowledge of death.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
The opening on the opposite side of the dish room is not finished and has metal wall studs and sheet rock ends exposed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

The model can also assemble Lego pieces after fine-tuning, with an AI agent coordinating the individual steps.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The character introduced as youthful comic relief became an enduring piece of the series’ optimistic picture of the future.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

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