Synonyms for remain
rɪˈmeɪnre·main

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1. remain

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. remain

   Synonyms:
   stay, continue, wait, stop, tarry, halt, sojourn, rest, dwell, abide, last, endure, accrue, survive

   Antonyms:
   fly, vanish, remove, depart, speed, hasten, press, flit, disappear, pass

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1. stay, remain, restverb

   stay the same; remain in a certain state

   "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

   Synonyms:
   breathe, quell, delay, bide, stick, pillow, stay, repose, last out, perch, ride out, persist, catch one's breath, rest, appease, lie, take a breather, reside, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain, roost

2. stay, stay on, continue, remainverb

   continue in a place, position, or situation

   "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, quell, delay, bide, stick, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, last out, ride out, persist, persist in, go forward, rest, appease, bear on, extend, proceed, retain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, uphold, preserve, outride, continue, detain

3. remainverb

   be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

   "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"

   Synonyms:
   continue, persist, rest, stay on, stay

4. persist, remain, stayverb

   stay behind

   "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

   Synonyms:
   hang on, last out, delay, stay on, stick, quell, stay, die hard, hang in, ride out, persist, hold on, rest, appease, prevail, persevere, bide, run, stick around, abide, endure, stay put, outride, continue, detain

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1. remainverb

   Synonyms:
   continue, endure, abide, stay, tarry, keep, last

2. remainverb

   Synonyms:
   be left, be left behind

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1. remainverb

   Synonyms:
   stay

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1. List of paraphrases for "remain":

   stay, continue, keep, remains, persist, maintain, staying, retain, be, rest, stand, stick, are

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1. Millan Mulraine:

   That would be seen as encouraging given everything that is going on in the rest of the world and would reinforce the notion that consumer spending will remain a key pillar of support for the U.S. economy.

2. C. C. Colton:

   Doubt is the vestibule which all must pass before they can enter the temple of wisdom. When we are in doubt and puzzle out the truth by our own exertions, we have gained something that will stay by us and will serve us again. But if to avoid the trouble of the search we avail ourselves of the superior information of a friend, such knowledge will not remain with us; we have not bought, but borrowed it.

3. President Russ Brandon:

   As the 'Voice of the Bills,' Van's historic radio calls of Bills games over the years will forever resonate with our fans, his Hall of Fame and Wall of Fame talent was overshadowed only by his engaging personality, his witty sense of humor and his love for the Bills. We will all dearly miss 'Uncle Van,' but his legacy will remain deeply embedded in our franchise's history and in the hearts of his countless fans in Western New York and throughout the NFL community.

4. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Remain ready for the stock market sudden fall at any moment from now and your brokerage firm especially SBI securities will close down the server

5. Jeb Bush:

   Our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged and involved in -- often distant places.