Synonyms of residual

residual 1 of 2

noun

1

as in residue

a remaining group or portion

They tested for chemical residuals in the water.

Related Words

• residue
• fragment
• residuum
• artifact
• rest
• leavings
• leftovers
• remnant
• reminder
• leftover
• remainder
• trace
• memento
• dreg(s)
• aftertaste
• remain(s)
• remembrance
• balance
• corpse
• hangover
• sliver
• afterimage
• stump
• excess
• scrap
• butt
• surplus
• flake
• refuse
• splinter
• odds and ends
• shred
• pickings
• piece
• vestige
• chip
• oddment
• overabundance
• overflow
• echo
• tatter
• stub
• scraping(s)
• ghost
• fat
• overage
• superabundance
• oversupply
• surfeit
• fag end
• superfluity
• shadow
• relic
• ribbon(s)
• overkill
• overmuch
• end

Dissimilar Words

• most
• body
• mass
• weight
• bulk
• main
• whole

2

as in reminder

a lingering indication of something from the past

Some modern traditions are residuals of ancient beliefs and rituals.

Related Words

• reminder
• remnant
• artifact
• residue
• memento
• remainder
• leftover
• aftertaste
• remembrance
• afterimage
• rest
• corpse
• echo
• hangover
• balance
• scrap
• relic
• vestige
• leavings
• ghost
• trace
• oddment
• dreg(s)
• remain(s)
• shadow

residual

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adjective

as in lingering

still existing or happening after something is completed or removed

The oven was still warm with residual heat.

The area is still dealing with the residual effects of the flood.

Related Words

• lingering
• lasting
• remaining
• leftover
• enduring
• abiding
• persisting
• continuing
• staying
• holding up
• keeping up
• surviving
• perduring
• biding
• holding on
• prevailing
• running on
• sticking around
• tarrying
• carrying through

Dissimilar Words

• dying (down)
• waning
• subsiding
• ebbing
• abating
• moderating
• letting up
• dying
• passing
• ending
• finishing
• lapsing
• concluding
• closing
• stopping
• terminating
• ceasing
• winding up
• expiring
• quitting
• discontinuing
• desisting
• leaving off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of residual

Noun

Under the terms of the WGA East’s PBS contract, writers on these titles will receive pension and health contributions from their work and residuals for AVOD and SVOD reuse. —Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025

Despite the massive fan base and continued success of the original show through reruns, Shatner hasn't earned a dime in residuals. —Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Adjective

Even if the predictions that much of AI is a bubble about to burst come true, the thing about tech bubbles is that there’s always some residual technology that survives. —Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025

Here’s when construction will start up again Louisville Water’s filtration process produces residual solids that have to be removed from the treatment plant. —Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025