remnant

1 a remaining group or portion sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard Synonyms of remnant balance, leavings, leftovers, odds and ends, remains, remainder, residue, residuum, restWords Related to remnant fragment, scrap, vestige; butt, oddment, scraping(s), stub, stump; excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplusNear 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, stubWords Related to remnant leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuse, remains, residual, residue, scraping(s), stump, vestige; balance, rest; chip, flake, fragment, piece, sliver, splinter; ribbon(s), shred, tatterNear Antonyms of remnant whole