RESIDUA Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

residua

noun

plural of residuum

as in remainders

a remaining group or portion even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine

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Noun

Perhaps even a rag-tag group of remainders can put a scare into San Antonio.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
The best-case scenario would be for the Lakers’ remainders to extend the best-of-seven series with the Rockets long enough for Doncic and Reaves to rejoin LeBron James in that Big Three, either at the end of this series or the start of the next one.

— Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of remainders

Noun

An appliance that melted rests on a counter in D&P Green, a pine resin distillery destroyed by the wildfire in Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Some perspective on just how unique that figure is rests inside the TruMedia database, which goes back to 2000.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rests

Noun

First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Hornets are attracted to sugary and protein food scraps, rotting foods, and sticky residues.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of residues

Noun

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

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