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

At least 211 people were rescued from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire last month in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, while one person was found dead and four others remained missing. — Iman Satria, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Despite those difficulties, Fiesta Hispana remained free and continued its support of educational opportunities for high school and college students and nonprofit organizations. — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

The leaders who remained steady did not treat recovery as a reward for finishing the work. — Dennis Volpe, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Related Stories But Lisa’s image — and life — remained under the control of YG. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

On Monday, the airport still posted dozens of flight delays, and one runway still remained closed while another one was restricted. — Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

The godwit males remained in spruce treetops, give or take an occasional short flight. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

In 1947, Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, yet by 1955, Little League in the South remained segregated. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Temasek and True Light Capital, an asset manager wholly owned by Temasek, joined as minority investors and Permira remained committed as a strategic minority shareholder. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026