Synonyms of staying

staying 1 of 3

adjective

as in permanent

Related Words

• permanent
• stable
• lasting
• enduring
• durable
• resilient
• everlasting
• thriving
• immortal
• staunch
• flourishing
• tenacious
• prospering
• unyielding
• imperishable
• stalwart
• leathery
• flinty
• hardened
• tough
• hardy
• healthy
• sturdy
• vigorous
• strong
• sound
• fit
• cast-iron
• hard
• stout
• able-bodied
• fortified
• inured
• seasoned
• toughened
• hale
• muscular
• rugged
• virile
• robust
• tempered
• brawny
• husky
• strapping
• hard-bitten
• lusty
• annealed
• red-blooded

Dissimilar Words

• weak
• soft
• wasted
• worn
• delicate
• tender
• exhausted
• weakened
• incapacitated
• diseased
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• sensitive
• unsound
• infirm
• crippled
• nonhardy
• fragile
• susceptible
• vulnerable
• emasculated
• yielding
• temporary
• sapped
• frail
• run-down
• transient
• enervated
• puny
• worn-out
• mortal
• perishable
• resistless
• unresistant

staying

2 of 3

verb (1)

present participle of stay

1

as in remaining

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time

let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remaining
• waiting
• dwelling
• hanging around
• sticking around
• tarrying
• abiding
• lingering
• awaiting
• loitering
• hanging on
• holding on
• dawdling
• overstaying
• outstaying
• dallying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaving
• moving
• going
• exiting
• departing
• bailing
• quitting
• pulling out
• getting off
• taking off
• walking out
• cutting out
• going off
• flying
• escaping
• packing (up or off)
• shoving (off)
• pushing on
• bailing out
• pushing off
• peeling off
• buzzing (off)
• clearing out
• fleeing
• skipping
• evacuating
• clearing off
• getting out
• running away
• absconding
• booking
• bugging out
• abandoning
• vamoosing
• vacating
• forsaking
• decamping
• deserting
• piking (out or off)
• scramming
• scatting

2

as in stopping

to bring (something) to a standstill

stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopping
• stalling
• catching
• halting
• checking
• blocking
• arresting
• holding
• pulling up
• hindering
• stilling
• bringing up
• drawing up
• suspending
• holding up
• impeding
• obstructing
• ending
• snagging
• fetching up
• stemming
• detaining
• holding back
• clogging
• balking
• blockading
• concluding
• cutting off
• terminating
• baffling
• suppressing
• calling
• damming
• turning back
• discontinuing
• repressing
• squashing
• stunting
• bottlenecking
• reining (in)
• squelching
• choking off
• stanching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping (on)
• moving
• persisting
• carrying on
• keeping up
• running on
• proceeding
• progressing
• advancing
• marching
• pushing
• driving
• going along
• faring
• following through (with)
• stirring
• propelling
• spurring
• wending
• actuating
• impelling
• goading
• budging

3

as in waiting

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waiting
• remaining
• awaiting
• lingering
• biding
• holding on
• sitting tight
• biding one's time
• holding one's breath
• hanging around
• expecting
• sticking around
• cooling one's heels
• standing by
• anticipating
• tarrying
• watching (for)

4

as in visiting

to reside as a temporary guest

let's stay at a quaint inn rather than at some generic motel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visiting
• sojourning
• occupying
• crashing
• haunting
• stopping (by)
• tarrying
• coming over
• running in
• inhabiting
• dropping in
• frequenting
• hanging (around or out)
• coming by
• dropping by
• stepping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• residing
• dwelling
• abiding

staying

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of stay

as in carrying

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carrying
• sustaining
• supporting
• bolstering
• upholding
• bracing
• bearing
• underpinning
• buttressing
• propping (up)
• shoring (up)
• undergirding
• underlying
• steadying
• trussing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of staying

Verb

Lugo is now staying at HHH recuperative care, a 100-bed interim housing program with on-duty medical staff. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

McVay says the Rams are still open to Aaron Donald returning, but the team is also staying focused on its preparations for the season. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

On Wednesday, the Tennessee Court of Appeals and Ohio Court of Appeals issued orders staying the injunction granted to several plaintiff athletes pending appeal. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Multiple media reports last month said that Cooper had no interest in staying under the same agency roof as Earle, which Variety confirmed with two sources familiar with UTA. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Harry is said to be staying busy working on the Invictus Games, while Meghan is rumored to be eyeing a return to acting. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

In the South China Morning Post article that aired these findings, residents offered details of their daily routines – time outdoors, staying as active as possible and kindness. — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

The former takes away the possibility of simply staying alive by default. — Monika Piotrowska, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026

Ex-Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Ryan isn't staying quiet after watching Enes Kanter Freedom get escorted out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night for standing up for female athletes. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing staying

• staying power