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

The easy-to-use interface displays both speed and remaining time. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

The remaining four will give the winner a one-round bye directly to the quarterfinals. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Then, electrochemotherapy was used to target any remaining cancerous cells. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026