Synonyms of remaining

remaining 1 of 2

adjective

as in residual

still existing or present after other parts are used or removed

Beat the eggs and milk together, then add the remaining ingredients.

Related Words

• residual
• lingering
• lasting
• leftover
• surviving
• staying
• prevailing
• persisting
• enduring
• abiding
• keeping up
• holding up
• continuing
• biding
• holding on
• running on
• perduring
• sticking around
• tarrying
• carrying through

Dissimilar Words

• dying (down)
• waning
• subsiding
• ebbing
• moderating
• finishing
• dying
• letting up
• ending
• passing
• abating
• concluding
• closing
• stopping
• terminating
• ceasing
• lapsing
• expiring
• quitting
• winding up
• leaving off
• discontinuing
• desisting

remaining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of remain

1

as in staying

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

• staying
• waiting
• dwelling
• hanging around
• sticking around
• lingering
• abiding
• tarrying
• awaiting
• holding on
• hanging on
• loitering
• dawdling
• overstaying
• dallying
• outstaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaving
• moving
• going
• exiting
• departing
• pulling out
• getting off
• walking out
• taking off
• cutting out
• going off
• bailing
• quitting
• packing (up or off)
• shoving (off)
• pushing off
• pushing on
• buzzing (off)
• bailing out
• clearing out
• peeling off
• escaping
• flying
• clearing off
• fleeing
• getting out
• skipping
• evacuating
• running away
• absconding
• bugging out
• abandoning
• vamoosing
• vacating
• booking
• piking (out or off)
• decamping
• forsaking
• deserting
• scramming
• scatting

2

as in continuing

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

• continuing
• lasting
• persisting
• staying
• surviving
• enduring
• lingering
• holding on
• keeping up
• abiding
• running on
• prevailing
• biding
• perduring
• holding up
• sticking around
• carrying through
• tarrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finishing
• closing
• dying
• ending
• passing
• stopping
• concluding
• terminating
• expiring
• ceasing
• lapsing
• discontinuing
• quitting
• winding up
• dying (down)
• leaving off
• waning
• desisting
• subsiding
• moderating
• ebbing
• abating
• letting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remaining

Adjective

Most floors are now vacant and remaining tenants, such as the Connecticut State Police Union, have been making plans to leave. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026

The final remaining treaty constraining the two largest of them, belonging to America and Russia, expired last month without being replaced. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026

Verb

Priorities remaining this year include boosting community engagement through surveys and website additions, developing strategic plans for village parks and recreation facilities and seeking funding for infrastructure improvements, Dodge said. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

The nine remaining nominees run the gamut of the city’s cuisines and talent, from fine-dining tasting menus to chefs based in a Historic South-Central food hall. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026