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

The band's social presence, while not flashy, has stayed consistent across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and its website, anchored by a pre-save link for the album and steady single rollout content. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Lloyd stayed healthy throughout this preseason, but injuries have caused the 2024 third-round pick to play just one game over the last two seasons. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Then with two outs, Clark stayed back on an outside fastball and sent it the other way for a triple that drove in the game’s first run. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Truckee’s gauge stayed dry even as radar showed showers over the Martis Valley to produce some patchy fog there early Saturday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 But Bruskin stayed Bruskin and taught French for a year at a private all-girls school in Miami. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The name of the shadowcast and the location of their performances have changed over the years, but their collective love for Tim Curry has stayed constant. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 But the troops stayed long after that rebuilding was complete. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 In the decades since, Collins has stayed busy, once again bouncing between film, television, and theater. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stayed

Verb

Qantas said demand for international travel remained strong, with both Qantas and its low-cost carrier Jetstar increasing capacity and unit revenue, although higher fuel costs weighed on international earnings.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The style remained wildly popular into the 1930s and early 1940s, ultimately becoming a wardrobe staple.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

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After loading the AliExpress homepage, audio from his phone stopped playing over his multipoint headphones, which accept connections from more than one device at a time.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
His wife, Sheila, has also stopped working to serve as his full-time caregiver.

— sameen, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

After a police report said Hickerson and his brother, Zach, were at the South Carolina townhouse when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities, Brian was visited by police.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants’ clubhouse.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

The woman was able to leave the residence before officers arrived and was later taken to Aurora Medical Center in Burlington for injuries sustained in the assault.

— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Absent new domestic discoveries of the scale and accessibility needed to replace them, overall production could not be sustained.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of sustained

Verb

Today, a federal court halted it before this administration could wreak havoc on our elections.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The near miss raised questions about why the commercial flight was cleared for takeoff while Marine One was preparing to depart, a period when airline traffic is typically halted around presidential helicopter operations.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

Verb

Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried

Verb

Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Settlement talks in that litigation appear to have stalled after Bonta canceled a session scheduled for Monday.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026