Synonyms for RESIDUE
ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdyuresidue

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1. residuenoun

   matter that remains after something has been removed

   Synonyms:
   remainder, rest, residuum, residual, balance

2. remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, restnoun

   something left after other parts have been taken away

   "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

   Synonyms:
   remainder, relief, counterbalance, end, quietus, difference, relaxation, symmetry, equaliser, residual, ease, balance, proportion, residuum, rest, repose, equalizer, counterweight, rest period, eternal sleep, residue, sleep, counterpoise, equilibrium, remnant, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, oddment, balance wheel, proportionality, eternal rest, respite

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1. • Matter

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1. residuenoun

   Synonyms:
   remainder, rest, remnant, residuum, BALANCE

2. residuenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) surplus (of a testator's estate), excess, overplus

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1. residuenoun

   Synonyms:
   remainder, remnant, residuum, rest, balance, surplus, excess

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1. List of paraphrases for "residue":

   residues, tailings, residuum, residuals, waste, residual, debris

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How to use RESIDUE in a sentence?

1. Corey Simpson:

   If you are using a standard detergent, be sure to give the jacket an extra rinse cycle to ensure a residue-free garment.

2. Macy Gray:

   I know everybody’s a little messed up after all that. We still have the residue of it with January 6 and all the politics that are still happening, everything that our last regime left behind. All of this has been dropped on us. We’re still trying to recover.

3. Jurnee Smollett-Bell:

   There's still a really divisive residue in our nation that's called racism and prejudice and oppression and sexism.

4. Branch Rickey:

   Luck is the residue of design.

5. Chairani Rachmatullah:

   It's risky if we use B30 (because) machinery can shut down, eventually the machinery gets clogged with residue like slagging causing blockages, and then it breaks down.