REMAIN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REMAIN?

Need another word that means the same as “remain”? Find 42 synonyms and 30 related words for “remain” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Remain” are: rest, stay, continue, stay on, persist, continue to exist, endure, last, abide, go on, carry on, hang in the air, stay around, stay round, stand, be extant, hold out, prevail, survive, live on, surviving, persisting, still existing, stay behind, stay put, wait, wait around, linger, be left, hold on, hang on, stop, continue to be, keep, persist in being, carry on being, go on being, be left over, be still available, be unused, to be done, undone

Remain as a Verb

Definitions of "Remain" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “remain” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Stay the same; remain in a certain state.
• Continue in a place, position, or situation.
• Stay behind.
• Be left over or outstanding after others or other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with.
• Continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.
• Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
• Continue to possess a particular quality or fulfil a particular role.
• Stay in the place that one has been occupying.

Synonyms of "Remain" as a verb (42 Words)

abide	(of a feeling or memory) continue without fading or being lost. At least one memory will abide.
be extant	Have an existence be extant.
be left	To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted — used only in infinitive form.
be left over	Be priced at.
be still available	Have life, be alive.
be unused	Happen, occur, take place.
carry on	Take further or advance.
carry on being	Be necessarily associated with or result in or involve.
continue	Continue after an interruption. They have indicated their willingness to continue in office.
continue to be	Continue in a place, position, or situation.
continue to exist	Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature.
endure	Continue to live and avoid dying. It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
go on	Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.
go on being	Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.
hang in the air	Fall or flow in a certain way.
hang on	Place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction.
hold on	Keep from exhaling or expelling.
hold out	Contain or hold; have within.
keep	Keep in a certain state position or activity. The family s fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.
last	Continue to live through hardship or adversity. The bad weather lasted for three days.
linger	Be slow to disappear or die. Her perfume lingered on.
live on	Have life, be alive.
persist	Be persistent refuse to stop. The minority of drivers who persist in drinking.
persist in being	Stay behind.
persisting	Continue to exist.
prevail	Persuade (someone) to do something. The champion prevailed though it was a hard fight.
rest	Give a rest to. He rested his bad leg.
stand	Withstand the force of something. Will your cooker stand the strain of the festive season.
stay	Stay the same remain in a certain state. The judge stayed the execution order.
stay around	Dwell.
stay behind	Stay behind.
stay on	Stop or halt.
stay put	Stay put in a certain place.
stay round	Stop a judicial process.
still existing	Lessen the intensity of or calm.
stop	Stop moving or operating. A campaign is under way to stop the bombers.
survive	Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc. He was survived by his wife and six children.
surviving	Live longer than.
to be done	Form or compose.
undone	Deprive of certain characteristics.
wait	Wait before acting. We re waiting for Allan to get back.
wait around	Wait before acting.

Usage Examples of "Remain" as a verb

• He remained unmoved by her tears.
• The hostility remained long after they made up.
• Her husband remained at the flat in Regent's Park.
• A more intractable problem remains.
• Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year.
• There remains the question of who pulled the trigger.
• A cloister is all that remains of the monastery.
• Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war.
• He had remained alert the whole time.
• The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it.

Associations of "Remain" (30 Words)

ceaseless	Constant and unending. The fort was subjected to ceaseless bombardment.
consistent	Marked by an orderly logical and aesthetically consistent relation of parts. The parents are being consistent and firm in their reactions.
constant	A quantity or parameter that does not change its value whatever the value of the variables, under a given set of conditions. A constant friend.
continually	Repeated frequently in the same way; regularly. This information is continually updated.
continue	Continue a certain state condition or activity. Discussions continued throughout the year.
continuous	Forming a series with no exceptions or reversals. A continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it.
eternal	Tiresomely long; seemingly without end. Eternal quarreling.
ever	At all times all the time and on every occasion. She was ever so friendly.
everlasting	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Life everlasting.
forever	A very long time (used hyperbolically. She took forever to write the paper.
grinding	A harsh and strident sound as of the grinding of gears. The roasting and grinding of grain usually barley for use in brewing.
immortal	An immortal being especially a god of ancient Greece or Rome. Shakespeare is one of the immortals.
incessant	Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. The incessant beat of the music.
incessantly	Without interruption. She talked about him incessantly.
lag	Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss. A time lag between infection and symptoms.
linger	Be slow to disappear or die. We are thankful that she didn t linger on and suffer.
onwards	In a forward direction.
persevere	Be persistent, refuse to stop. His family persevered with his treatment.
persist	Be persistent refuse to stop. If the symptoms persist for more than a few days then contact your doctor.
residual	A difference between a value measured in a scientific experiment and the theoretical or true value. She has been awarded more than 4 5 million in residuals and profits from the highly successful television show.
rest	Rest on or as if on a pillow. The car accelerates rapidly from rest.
sojourn	Stay somewhere temporarily. Her sojourn in Rome.
stay	Stay the same remain in a certain state. Stay alone.
tarry	Having the characteristics of pitch or tar. A length of tarry rope.
timeless	Unaffected by time. Antiques add to the timeless atmosphere of the dining room.
unaltered	Remaining in an original state. Persisting unaltered through time.
unceasingly	With unflagging resolve.
unchanged	Not made or become different. An unchanged side for tonight s home game.
unchecked	Not restrained or controlled. An unchecked temper.
unvaried	Lacking variety. A plain unvaried diet.