STAYED Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of stay

as in remained

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining

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as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed

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as in waited

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up

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as in visited

to reside as a temporary guest let's stay at a quaint inn rather than at some generic motel

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stayed

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verb (2)

past tense of stay

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs

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Recent Examples of stayed

Verb

Even with an over route that, under very few scenarios becomes part of the progression, Moore should have stayed full throttle and recognized the leverage in the secondary to flatten his route. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Kids of mixed ages organized their own games and made up their own rules, while adults stayed mostly on the sidelines or stayed away entirely. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 Troyes had taken the lead with Antoine Mille in the ninth minute and stayed ahead until Jacobo Ortega’s 40th-minute equalizer. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 When tennis became a national pastime with its own fashion language, Women’s Wear Daily made sure its readers stayed current on the players, games and fans shaping the moment. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026 In 2025, Timberview went 7-4 but stayed much more competitive before falling in the bi-district round. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 My fork hovered aimlessly over the plate while my eyes stayed fixed on the entrance. — Mayur Chauhan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Stewart’s latest hair transformation stayed true to her signature blonde bob, but with a glamorous twist. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stayed

Verb

The department later confirmed that the area was secure and that no further threat to the public remained.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The architecture has remained in place as ProLogium has changed electrolyte chemistry and active materials.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

The court also said any problems caused by the timing of the ruling is the fault of the secretary of state, who waited eight months before making a decision on the ballot initiative.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Americans for Citizen Voting argued in its application to Kavanaugh that the state had waited more than five months to reject the signatures and then did so on questions about those from a sample of 1,000 out of more than 700,000 submitted.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Soldiers had tracked one drone flying past the same Rio Grande Valley overlook three times before CBS News visited the location.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Washington envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and Kyiv for separate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy at the weekend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

Take, for instance, deadline-day buy Femi Azeez, who missed out against Leeds due to a slight injury sustained with former club Millwall.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Daily cheers for health care professionals and essential workers honored the people who sustained the city and strengthened the bonds between residents.

— Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of sustained

Verb

Public tours of the property were halted, owing to all the construction, but, before that, docents had noticed the President walking the grounds and slipping notes to gardeners and landscapers.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
An initial executive order Trump issued last year to change election rules, including a requirement for people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, was halted by federal judges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of halted

Verb

Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The ideas that traveled furthest were carried by story rather than analysis.

— Bryan Adams, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026