Synonyms for residual
rɪˈzɪdʒ u əlresid·u·al

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1. residualadjective

   Synonyms:
   residuary

2. residualadjective

   Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

   Synonyms:
   residuary

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1. 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, 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

2. residualadjective

   (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

   "he could retire on his residuals"

   Synonyms:
   residue, remainder, rest, residuum, balance

3. residual, residuaryadjective

   relating to or indicating a remainder

   "residual quantity"

   Synonyms:
   residuary

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1. residualadjective

   Synonyms:
   remaining

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1. List of paraphrases for "residual":

   remaining, residues, residuals, residue, residuary, salvage, remnant, suppletive, waste, tailings, survival, surplus

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1. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester:

   At this point, the FOMC doesn't anticipate selling the agency mortgage-backed securities on its balance sheet as part of the normalization process, although it might engage in limited sales in the longer run to reduce or eliminate residual holdings.

2. Mickey Karram:

   In my 15 patients, 13 were basically cured and felt that all of their symptoms had resolved. Two of the patients had a few residual symptoms, but had significant improvement.

3. William Schaffner:

   Older people may have been infected with cousins of H1N1 years ago, and that gives them residual protection.

4. Kathy Trieu:

   They were controlled for in the statistical analyses, however, residual confounding can not be ruled out. The data reported are for associations, however, associations can not establish causality.

5. Thomas Molinaro:

   When we biopsy the embryo for testing, this residual sperm can create interference which affects the fidelity of the testing. Using ICSI removes this contamination and results in better accuracy.