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

Wingard confirms that remnants of the organization are very much behind Onslaught’s more unyielding super-soldier program. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Days of more intense weather are ahead — extreme heat and high humidity — after a dramatic weekend of coastal flooding, rain and dangerously high surf brought by remnants of Tropical Storm Marie. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

But the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard brought a merciful breeze, a cameo of clouds, and a spit of rain; with race day peaking at 97 degrees, this Texas endurance-racing test might have actually gotten lucky. — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The explosion occurred while the Washoe was racing another steamboat, the Sacramento History Museum, which has an exhibit of remnants of the steamboat, said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

In an equipment room next to the bathing complex, the archaeologists found a furnace that would have been used to heat the floors of the building, as well as remnants of a boiler to heat the water used. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Lebanese soldiers deployed there are tasked with preventing armed non-state actors, like Hezbollah, from coming in; confiscating any weapons and remnants of war; and restoring state authority. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Dolly's remnants also bringing rain Elsewhere, the hurricane center is keeping an eye on whether the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly could develop again. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

This handout image released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service via X (formerly Twitter) on August 30, 2026 shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29. — Trevor Ault, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026