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

Qantas said demand for international travel remained strong, with both Qantas and its low-cost carrier Jetstar increasing capacity and unit revenue, although higher fuel costs weighed on international earnings. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The style remained wildly popular into the 1930s and early 1940s, ultimately becoming a wardrobe staple. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Their outing marks another public sighting for the trio, who have remained close since Friends wrapped two decades ago. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

To overcome this, devices could be equipped with tunable frequencies, but this has remained only a theoretical solution until now. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

But in the teenage years, the girls’ anxiety increased significantly over the boys’, and remained elevated into adulthood. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

After the wedding Smith continued to reside primarily in southern California, while Marshall remained in Texas. — Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Seoul remained opposed to officially recognizing the North as a nuclear-weapon state, something Kim has long sought. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The local Red Cross was helping with the search but could not say how many people remained buried, volunteer Gervais Ganagoro said. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026