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

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

The members of the House inside the chamber remained trapped, while rioters finally breached the Senate Gallery. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Asia was flat to down today as the price of oil remained painfully high—above $114 per barrel. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

When Lovins wrote his article, most electricity was generated inefficiently from fossil fuels or uranium, while wind and solar power remained prohibitively expensive. — Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Since then, Lasher has remained in custody at the Yuba County Jail. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The president's economic approval rating remained negative through most of his first year. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The initial concept for the solid-state transformer, which miniaturizes the magnetic core and surrounds it with power semiconductors, was patented in 1968 but largely remained a concept until the 2010s. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026