Synonyms of remains

remains 1 of 2

plural noun

1

as in rubble

the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed

the remains of the house ripped apart by the tornado littered the block for weeks afterward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubble
• debris
• ruins
• wreckage
• remnant
• ashes
• residue
• wreck
• detritus
• flotsam
• dust
• leavings
• refuse
• garbage
• litter
• junk
• scrap
• rubbish
• jetsam
• trash
• chaff
• waste
• dross
• deadwood
• riffraff

2

as in corpse

a dead body

archaeologists discovered the remains of an Incan woman and carefully excavated her burial site, which promised to yield important clues about her status

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corpse
• carcass
• relics
• stiff
• bones
• ashes
• cadaver
• corpus
• corse
• deceased
• carnage
• carrion
• decedent
• mummy

3

as in rest

a remaining group or portion

gathered up the remains of the buffet and delivered them to a local homeless shelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rest
• remainder
• remnant
• residuum
• residue
• leavings
• odds and ends
• leftovers
• fragment
• balance
• vestige
• stump
• surplus
• scrap
• stub
• excess
• butt
• overflow
• overkill
• surfeit
• oversupply
• overabundance
• scraping(s)
• superabundance
• overmuch
• fat
• superfluity
• overage
• oddment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• most
• body
• mass
• weight
• main
• bulk

remains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of remain

1

as in stays

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

• stays
• waits
• dwells
• hangs around
• abides
• sticks around
• lingers
• awaits
• tarries
• hangs on
• holds on
• loiters
• dawdles
• overstays
• outstays
• dallies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaves
• goes
• moves
• exits
• departs
• gets off
• goes off
• takes off
• pulls out
• walks out
• peels off
• quits
• cuts out
• clears out
• pushes off
• packs (up or off)
• bails out
• pushes on
• escapes
• shoves (off)
• clears off
• gets out
• runs away
• bails
• buzzes (off)
• flies
• flees
• skips
• evacuates
• absconds
• books
• bugs out
• abandons
• vamooses
• scats
• pikes (out or off)
• forsakes
• vacates
• decamps
• deserts
• scrams

2

as in continues

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

• continues
• lasts
• persists
• stays
• survives
• endures
• lingers
• abides
• holds on
• prevails
• keeps up
• runs on
• perdures
• bides
• holds up
• sticks around
• carries through
• tarries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ceases
• ends
• concludes
• dies
• passes
• stops
• closes
• expires
• terminates
• lapses
• finishes
• winds up
• quits
• dies (down)
• leaves off
• discontinues
• subsides
• wanes
• moderates
• desists
• abates
• ebbs
• lets up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remains

Verb

Even as China remains one of Iran’s biggest diplomatic allies, President Xi Jinping’s support for the Islamic Republic is being constrained by a vast trail of Chinese capital across the Gulf. —Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026

Still, much uncertainty remains. —Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

The civil case remains pending, with a hearing scheduled for this June. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026

But what that agreement is remains in deep dispute. —Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

The final member remains at large. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

The cause of the motorcycle accident remains under investigation. —Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

Despite recent rain and snow in Northern California, state water officials say the Sierra snowpack remains near historic lows, raising concerns about water availability during the hot summer months. —Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

Apart from the new makeover, the design remains unchanged. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025