Remain synonyms | Best 52 synonyms for remain

dwell

To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently:

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keep on

(Idiomatic) To remain in an existing position.

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outlive

To live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.

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continue (related)

To carry on; persist in:

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spend one's days

To stay

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prevail

To be greater in strength or influence; triumph:

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abide

To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

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reside

Reside is defined as to live or dwell somewhere.

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stay

(Intransitive) To come to an end; cease.

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lie (related)

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live

Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.

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outlast

To last longer than:

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endure (related)

To put up with; tolerate:

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survive (related)

To live longer than; outlive:

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linger

To spend (a period of time) idly, slowly, etc.

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persist

(Intransitive) To repeat an utterance.

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stand

(Intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.

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tarry

(Intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

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wait

To be a waiter or waitress at:

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depart (antonym)

(Intransitive) To leave.

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leave (antonym)

To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.

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go (antonym)

To proceed or move according to:

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forge (antonym)

To make (something false) or imitate (something genuine) for purposes of deception or fraud; esp., to counterfeit (a check, signature, etc.)

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stick around

(Idiomatic) To stay; to linger; to remain.

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go on

To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.

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become (related)

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retain (related)

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be left (related)

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continue-to-be (related)

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inhabit

To dwell or live in (a region, house, etc.); occupy

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sojourn

To reside temporarily:

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stop

To prevent the flow or passage of:

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pause

(Intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.

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stay-behind

To remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment.

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stay-over

Stay overnight in a place away from one's home, sleep over.

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rest with

To stay

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make camp

To stay

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sit-through

(Idiomatic) To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.

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sit-out

(Idiomatic) To not participate.

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stay-in

To remain at home, to not leave one's home.

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hold-over

(Idiomatic) to save, delay

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remain standing

To be left

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be off (antonym)

To stay

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bide

To wait; tarry.

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last

To continue in force or practice:

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rest

To lie down and sleep:

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be (related)

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move (antonym)

To cause to go from one place to another:

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hold out

Used other than as an idiom: see hold,"Ž out.

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stay-on

(Idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave.

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stay-put

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settle (related)

To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:

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