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

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

The worry — if the remnants of Marie did head to Southern California — would be the rain. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Dolly’s remnants are now just a surface trough of low pressure producing a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms stretching from over portions of Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly may leave Miami with higher than normal chances of showers and thunderstorms through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

At the foot of the gulf, the village of Grimaud is crowned with remnants of a medieval castle, and its winding alleys are adorned with bright bougainvilleas. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026

The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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