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remnant

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of remnant

1 a remaining group or portion

sailed home with just a remnant of the colonyʼs original population aboard

Synonyms of remnant

balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remainder, remains, residue, residuum, rest

Words Related to remnant

fragment, scrap, vestige

butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump

excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms of remnant

body, bulk, main, mass, most, weight

2 an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

gathered together her fabric remnants to see if she had enough of them to sew a doll blanket for her niece

Synonyms of remnant

end, fag end, leftover, oddment, remainder, scrap, stub

Words Related to remnant

leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuse, remains, residual, residue, scraping(s), stump, vestige

chip, flake, fragment, piece, sliver, splinter

ribbon(s), shred, tatter

Near Antonyms of remnant

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