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Synonyms & Antonyms of staying
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staying
verb (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of staying (Entry 2 of 3)
- let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining
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Near Antonyms for staying
- absconding,
- booking
- [slang],
- decamping,
- escaping,
- evacuating,
- fleeing,
- flying,
- getting out,
- running away,
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping
Antonyms for staying
- bailing,
- bailing out,
- bugging out,
- buzzing (off),
- clearing off
- [chiefly British],
- clearing out,
- cutting out,
- departing,
- exiting,
- getting off,
- going,
- going off,
- leaving,
- moving,
- packing (up or off),
- peeling off,
- piking (out or off),
- pulling out,
- pushing off,
- pushing on,
- quitting,
- shoving (off),
- taking off,
- vamoosing,
- walking out
- stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed
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Near Antonyms for staying
- we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up
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Phrases Synonymous with staying
- let's stay at a quaint inn rather than at some generic motel
Synonyms for staying
- crashing
- [slang],
- sojourning,
- tarrying,
- visiting
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staying
verb (2)Synonyms of staying (Entry 3 of 3)
- beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs
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“Staying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staying. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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