Synonyms for remains
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1. remains

   Body denotes the entire physical structure, considered as a whole, of man or animal; form looks upon it as a thing of shape and outline, perhaps of beauty; frame regards it as supported by its bony framework; system views it as an assemblage of many related and harmonious organs. Body, form, frame, and system may be either dead or living; clay and dust are sometimes so used in religious or poetic style, tho ordinarily these words are used only of the dead. Corpse and remains are used only of the dead. Corpse is the plain technical word for a dead body still retaining its unity; remains may be used after any lapse of time; the latter is also the more refined and less ghastly term; as, friends are invited to view the remains. Carcass applies only to the body of an animal, or of a human being regarded with contempt and loathing. Compare COMPANY.

   Synonyms:
   ashes, body, carcass, clay, corpse, dust, form, frame, system, trunk

   Antonyms:
   intellect, intelligence, mind, soul, spirit

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1. remainsnoun

   any object that is left unused or still extant

   "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

   Synonyms:
   corpse, stiff, cadaver, clay

2. cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remainsnoun

   the dead body of a human being

   "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

   Synonyms:
   the Great Compromiser, corpse, stiff, cadaver, mud, clay

Matched Categories

1. • Dead Body
   • Object

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1. remainsnoun

   Synonyms:
   relics, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder, refuse, odds and ends

2. remainsnoun

   Synonyms:
   CORPSE, CORSE, CARCASS, dead body

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1. remainsnoun

   Synonyms:
   relics, debris, remnants, corpse

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1. List of paraphrases for "remains":

   rest, continues, remnants, stays, remainder, stay, remain, remained, vestiges, persists, is, still, maintains, follows, retains, leftovers, keeps, subtracts

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1. Golf Australia:

   Many golf clubs around Australia have either re-opened, or are considering doing so, after recent state and territory-specific rulings or directives, golf Australia... remains of the view that golf is a non-essential activity, a view which sits comfortably with the current Federal Government directive and rules to' stay at home' unless absolutely necessary.

2. Alexei Sorokin:

   It's good that our team remains in the competition, there is a lot of interest.

3. Phil Stone:

   The whole point was if Richard's remains were found Richard III would get the dignified and honorable burial Richard III was denied in 1485.

4. The IEA:

   The oil market was massively oversupplied in 2Q 2015, and remains so today, it is equally clear that the market's ability to absorb that oversupply is unlikely to last. Onshore storage space is limited.

5. Gift Gugu Mona:

   Day in and out. Season in and out. In any city and any country. God remains a great Father!