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still existing or present after other parts are used or removed
- Beat the eggs and milk together, then add the remaining ingredients.
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remaining
verb
present participle of remain
Synonyms & Antonyms of remaining (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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- absconding,
- booking
- [slang],
- decamping,
- escaping,
- evacuating,
- fleeing,
- flying,
- getting out,
- running away,
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping
Antonyms for remaining
- bailing,
- bailing out,
- bugging out,
- buzzing (off),
- clearing off
- [chiefly British],
- clearing out,
- cutting out,
- departing,
- exiting,
- getting off,
- going,
- going off,
- leaving,
- moving,
- packing (up or off),
- peeling off,
- piking (out or off),
- pulling out,
- pushing off,
- pushing on,
- quitting,
- shoving (off),
- taking off,
- vamoosing,
- walking out
2
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
- the fact remains: it's still impossible to be in two places at once
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“Remaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remaining. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of remaining was in the 15th century
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