Synonyms of residues

residues

noun

plural of residue

as in rests

a remaining group or portion

the residue of our Thanksgiving feast consisted of a denuded turkey carcass and a couple rolls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rests
• remainders
• remnants
• leftovers
• leavings
• residua
• fragments
• remains
• odds and ends
• balances
• scrapings
• vestiges
• stumps
• scraps
• stubs
• surpluses
• excesses
• butts
• oversupplies
• fat
• overages
• overabundances
• overflows
• superfluities
• superabundances
• overmuch
• surfeits
• oddments
• overkills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bodies
• weights
• masses
• mains
• bulks
• mosts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of residues

All trash should be secured in a bag to control odors and keep flies away from food residues. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026

Traditional dyeing operations consume vast quantities of water and often leave behind wastewater containing chemical residues. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

According to Lauren DaSilva, senior product manager for All-Clad, both chemistry and cooking byproducts are to blame for sticky residues. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026

For centuries, farmers had sustained soil fertility by recycling locally available nutrients, including animal manure, crop residues and human waste. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026

What happens when people are exposed to smoke from the combustion and whatever residues might have settled across the mountainside, streams, and soils is a scientific black box. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026

Lingering odors in clean clothes often result from oily residues. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2026

Food often contains residues from multiple pesticides, as monitoring programs in Europe and the United States have identified. — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026