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

Need another word that means the same as “residual”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “residual” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Residual” are: residuary, remaining, leftover, unused, unconsumed, lingering, lasting, enduring, abiding, persisting, surviving, vestigial, balance, remainder, residue, residuum, rest

Residual as a Noun

Definitions of "Residual" as a noun

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

• A quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for.
• (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing.
• A portion of rocky or high ground remaining after erosion.
• Something left after other parts have been taken away.
• A payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing.
• A difference between a value measured in a scientific experiment and the theoretical or true value.
• A royalty paid to a performer, writer, etc. for a repeat of a play, television show, etc.
• The resale value of a new car or other item at a specified time after purchase, expressed as a percentage of its purchase price.

Synonyms of "Residual" as a noun (5 Words)

balance	A weight that balances another weight. She lost her balance and fell.
remainder	A copy of a book left unsold when demand has fallen. Leave a few mushrooms for garnish and slice the remainder.
residue	A substance that remains after a process such as combustion or evaporation. The fine residue left after the sorting of tea.
residuum	A chemical residue. The urban residuum.
rest	The sign denoting a musical rest. You look as though you need a rest.

Usage Examples of "Residual" as a noun

• She has been awarded more than $4.5 million in residuals and profits from the highly successful television show.
• He could retire on his residuals.
• The federation wants car tax taken out over five years to avoid residuals being hit.
• The eroded residuals of reefs built in relation to earlier, higher sea levels.
• The Keynesian component is clearly a residual which is arrived at by subtracting the natural and classical components from overall unemployment.

Residual as an Adjective

Definitions of "Residual" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “residual” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a physical state or property) remaining after the removal of or present in the absence of a causative agent.
• Remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone.
• (of an experimental or arithmetical error) not accounted for or eliminated.
• Relating to or indicating a remainder.
• (of a quantity) left after other items have been subtracted.
• (of a soil or other deposit) formed in situ by weathering.

Synonyms of "Residual" as an adjective (12 Words)

abiding	(of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring. An abiding belief.
enduring	Unceasing. He formed a number of enduring relationships with women.
lasting	Lasting a long time without change. They left a lasting impression.
leftover	Not used up. Leftover meatloaf.
lingering	Lasting for a long time or slow to end. There are still some lingering doubts in my mind.
persisting	Relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit.
remaining	Still to happen; future. They advertised for any remaining creditors to come forward.
residuary	Relating to the residue of an estate. The residuary beneficiary.
surviving	Still in existence. There were no surviving relatives.
unconsumed	(especially of food or fuel) not consumed. This invariably leads to unconsumed food accumulating on the bottom.
unused	Not familiar with or accustomed to. We bought an unused car for a change.
vestigial	(of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution. He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.

Usage Examples of "Residual" as an adjective

• Residual income after tax and mortgage payments.
• Residual stenosis.
• The withdrawal of residual occupying forces.
• Residual quantity.

Associations of "Residual" (30 Words)

armchair	Chair with a support on each side for arms. An armchair traveller.
debris	Loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock. Leaves and garden debris.
detritus	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The streets were foul with detritus.
dregs	Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid. The dregs of society.
dust	Cover with a light dusting of a substance. Astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust.
extant	Still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost. An extant letter.
fallow	Leave land fallow for a period. Long fallow periods when nothing seems to happen.
hibernation	The act of retiring into inactivity. We shut down went into hibernation for a week.
impurity	Worthless or dangerous material that should be removed. A struggle to rid the soul of sin and impurity.
leaving	The act of departing.
leftover	Not used up. Yesterday s leftover bread.
remain	Stay the same remain in a certain state. Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U S did not fight a war.
remainder	Sell cheaply as remainders. It seems that buying and selling remainders is the lowest form of bookselling.
remaining	Still existing, present, or in use; surviving. The few remaining employees are working part time.
remains	Historical or archaeological relics. He left instructions regarding the disposal of his remains.
remnant	A small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. He sat sewing patchwork cushions with all the remnants.
residue	Matter that remains after something has been removed. The residue of the estate was divided equally among the cousins.
rest	The sign denoting a musical rest. The car accelerates rapidly from rest.
riffraff	Disparaging terms for the common people.
rubble	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar.
scavenge	Clean refuse from. The city dump where the squatters scavenge to survive.
stay	Stay the same remain in a certain state. Tactics used to stay in power.
survivor	A person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died. He left his farm to his survivors.
tainted	Touched by rot or decay. Tainted bacon.
trace	Discover traces of. The hunters traced the deer into the woods.
unclaimed	Not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee. Unclaimed luggage.
vestigial	Not fully developed in mature animals. He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.
waste	Run off as waste. Plants produce oxygen as a waste product.
wreckage	The remaining parts of something that has been wrecked. They searched the wreckage for signs of survivors.