Synonyms of remnants

remnants

noun

plural of remnant

1

as in remainders

a remaining group or portion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remainders
• rests
• residues
• leftovers
• leavings
• remains
• fragments
• residua
• odds and ends
• vestiges
• balances
• scrapings
• stumps
• scraps
• stubs
• excesses
• surpluses
• butts
• oddments
• overages
• overabundances
• superfluities
• overflows
• overmuch
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• fat
• superabundances
• overkills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masses
• bodies
• weights
• mains
• bulks
• mosts

2

as in scraps

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

• remainders
• scraps
• pieces
• leftovers
• ends
• stubs
• rests
• fragments
• remains
• vestiges
• residues
• leavings
• fag ends
• scrapings
• oddments
• pickings
• slivers
• stumps
• residuals
• refuses
• chips
• ribbons
• odds and ends
• splinters
• flakes
• balances
• shreds
• tatters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wholes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remnants

And indeed, experiencing its remnants in 3D is another thing altogether. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Her fiction is cluttered with bric-a-brac, bits and bobs, stuffed into boxes and drawers and cupboards—remnants of someone’s past. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

The hurricane center indicates environmental conditions are favorable for the remnants to become a tropical depression again, with the chances of storm formation at 70% over 48 hours and 90% over the next seven days. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026

But remnants of the previous decades almost always come along for the ride. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 21 Sep. 2026

Southern California beaches suffered significant damage a few weeks ago when remnants of Hurricane Marie in the Pacific Ocean brought rough water and surf. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

However, the neutron stars created by such events may be difficult to distinguish from stellar remnants birthed in the traditional way. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Upon entering, remnants of Portaluppi’s everyday reality abound. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Now many are left to crumble with aging infrastructure as remnants of the state’s industrial past. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026