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

The remnants of the structure can best be seen from the Bridge of Angels, which leads to Castel Sant’ Angelo near Vatican City. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Archaeologists have uncovered tombs, theaters, baths, stadiums, and other remnants of the city, which was inhabited for more than 1,000 years. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

And when the researchers moved the reward around within the familiar surroundings, the cell body adjusted quickly, while certain dendrites retained remnants of the earlier activity. — Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026

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

The remnants of the Boston Market restaurant sign are still visible … but not for long. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 11 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

Material spiraling toward a black hole can be heated to millions of degrees before crossing the event horizon, while neutron stars, supernova remnants and the enormous reservoirs of hot gas filling galaxy clusters also emit strongly in X-rays. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026