Synonyms of remained

remained

verb

past tense of remain

1

as in stayed

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time

one of the three bridges known as "the London Bridge," it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stayed
• waited
• dwelled
• hung around
• stuck around
• lingered
• tarried
• abided
• awaited
• held on
• loitered
• hung on
• dawdled
• overstayed
• dallied
• outstayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• left
• moved
• went
• departed
• exited
• went off
• quit
• packed (up or off)
• pulled out
• got off
• walked out
• bailed
• cut out
• cleared out
• escaped
• took off
• fled
• pushed on
• pushed off
• peeled off
• bailed out
• flew
• cleared off
• buzzed (off)
• evacuated
• shoved (off)
• got out
• skipped
• decamped
• ran away
• absconded
• abandoned
• deserted
• vamoosed
• vacated
• bugged out
• booked
• forsook
• piked (out or off)
• scatted
• scrammed

2

as in continued

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

• continued
• lasted
• persisted
• stayed
• lingered
• endured
• held on
• survived
• prevailed
• bode
• kept up
• ran on
• perdured
• abided
• held up
• tarried
• stuck around
• carried through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• ceased
• closed
• stopped
• ended
• passed
• finished
• concluded
• terminated
• discontinued
• expired
• lapsed
• quit
• wound up
• died (down)
• left off
• subsided
• desisted
• abated
• waned
• ebbed
• moderated
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remained

Machado, on the other hand, remained in the game after fouling a ball off his toe in the third inning and collapsing in pain at the plate. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Overseas production in England and other places has remained enticing, as well. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Whether that quiet slipping is directly triggered by the movement of magma, however, has remained an open question. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Nordic combined, a smaller discipline without the same sponsorship appeal or medal expectations, has largely remained outside that spotlight. — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

After the three-run first, the Dodgers (61-33) remained hitless until Max Muncy laced a double down the right-field line in the sixth, though to little avail. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Seigler remained down for several minutes, bleeding from one arm and grimacing in pain as interim manager Chad Tracy and trainers rushed out to check him for a head injury. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

Turning that theory into hardware capable of surviving real flight conditions has remained one of propulsion engineering’s biggest challenges. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Despite being a key player in the AI arena, Microsoft (MSFT) shares have remained surprisingly grounded. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026