Synonyms of remnant

remnant

noun

ˈrem-nənt 

1

as in rest

a remaining group or portion

sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in remainder

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 & Similar Words

• remainder
• scrap
• leftover
• rest
• piece
• end
• fag end
• stub
• remains
• vestige
• residue
• fragment
• residual
• sliver
• oddment
• leavings
• shred
• stump
• pickings
• refuse
• odds and ends
• splinter
• flake
• scraping(s)
• balance
• chip
• tatter
• ribbon(s)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remnant

Regularly wipe down counters to ensure the flies don’t find any food or remnants of sticky spills. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

The narrator sees on their face the remnants of two black eyes, a souvenir from police officers who attacked them at a protest in Berlin. — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

Those remnants collide with Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds, producing streaks of light known as shooting stars. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

This oxygen-rich remnant is a white dwarf, or the hot core of a dying star. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026