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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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. Goldman Sachs economists:

   Progress in deepening Euro area risk-sharing and risk reduction mechanisms to make the single currency framework more resilient continues, but the pace is slow, while those initiatives remain incomplete, the euro area remains more vulnerable to economic slowdown and financial disruption than other jurisdictions.

2. Zaman Ali:

   The reality is; there is something which exist but what that something is; remains a question. Either because we are not capable to reveal it yet or because with time and movement it changes itself and has no truth in it. But what’s the reason for its existence without having or revealing any truth, that’s the evidence we need to find.”

3. Agnese Ortolani:

   The comedian capitalized on a broad rejection of the country's political elites and Mr Poroshenko's widespread unpopularity among the electorate, mr Zelenskiy's policy platform — beyond a focus on anti-corruption issues and a broad, pro-Western agenda — remains unclear.

4. Alan Klein:

   The full effect of Brexit remains to be seen, deals that make strong strategic sense will continue to move forward in the second half of the year.

5. Sam Bullard:

   One is hard-pressed as to not concur that the U.S. economy not only remains on solid footing, but is likely to show an accelerated pace of growth in the second quarter.