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

As her pregnancy progressed, Kabita’s belly swelled while the rest of her remained gaunt. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

When the Los Angeles County wildfires broke out last year, the Palisades Village remained largely unscathed after Caruso hired private firefighters to protect it. — Tom Wait, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

But the idea remained on the table after Mourinho’s appointment in June. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

The content remained identical, but attendance immediately became more engaged because employees could no longer operate on autopilot. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which operates the de Young and Legion of Honor, laid off 12 employees as attendance remained about 20 percent below pre-pandemic levels. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Stokesberry said the skies have remained free of uncrewed aircraft since Monday, which has allowed fire crews to attack from above and below. — Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026

Although the outcome in Michigan remained uncertain, AIPAC had some success Tuesday. — Mike Catalini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Classic blue jeans remained a cornerstone, with true blues standing out at Kallmeyer and Dries Van Noten. — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026