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

The pickup truck driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, Monroe said. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Regardless, Republican Sam Matthews, an at-times independent voter who dropped into the Ohio GOP bus tour launch party in Strongsville, remained adamant Democrats continued to be too extreme for most of the electorate. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

Mortgage rates climbed once again after the US began its war with Iran, and have remained elevated since. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

And that is where this stretch of road in Valparaiso remained until City Council Member Barbara Domer got curious about the road she’s called home for 33 years. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Alvaro Huerta of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center said during a July news briefing that a 3-year-old remained in the resettlement office's custody for 300 days. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Fifa Laopakdee gets another go at Augusta National The Asia-Pacific Amateur may have moved from Dubai to New Zealand, but the winner remained the same. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack; the attackers’ motive remained unknown. — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Israeli and American leaders have been sharpening their threats before elections in both countries, while Iranian leaders have remained defiant. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026