remain

Don't go anywhere

Remain means to stay in the same place or condition after others have gone or changed.

Only three contestants remain.

It can express what's left: Little remains of the original structure.

To remain also means to continue being: She remained calm throughout the ordeal.

The remains of something are what's left over, especially a dead body or ruins.

endure

survive

Continue to exist

withstandRemain intact despite pressure
persistContinue firmly onward
lastFinal in sequence

persevere · prevail · outlast · weather · sustain · continue · hold out · carry on · keep going · stand firm

stay

stay

Remain in position

lingerStay beyond necessity
waitDelay until later
tarryDelay one's leaving

abide · continue · rest · hold · pause · stand · sit · keep · stop · delay

reside

dwell

Inhabit a place

liveTo exist or dwell
inhabitTo dwell within
lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling

settle · occupy · abide · stay · domicile · residence · habitat · quarters · dwelling · homestead

leftover

remnants

What stays after most goes

residueMatter left behind
scrapsSmall remaining pieces
dregsResidue at bottom

leavings · surplus · excess · rest · balance · debris · detritus · spare · unused · waste

ruins

relics

Preserved items from antiquity

vestigesRemaining traces of something
remnantsWhat stays after most goes
tracesSlight remaining amounts

fragments · artifacts · antiquities · monuments · archaeology · excavation · temples · columns · heritage · civilization

Categories

intransitivesarrive, come, depart, die, disappear
stagnationstagnation, standstill, stasis, deadlock, stalemate
inaction verbswait, pause, rest, stop, stay
time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
BrexitBrexit, leave, no deal, backstop, Brexiteer
linking verbsbe, am, is, are, was

Opposites

physical presence/location

remainleave

Sanctioned time away

depart · go · exit · vacate · flee

state continuity

remainchange

To make different

end · cease · stop · transform · shift

quantity/intensity persistence

remaindisappear

Pass from visibility

vanish · end · cease · wane · ebb

Phrases

mortal remainsA deceased person's body
remains to be seenOutcome not yet known
human remainsBody after death
remain silent
time remainingDuration until deadline
skeletal remainsPreserved framework of deceased

Family

remains, remaining, remainder, remained, remainers

Familiarity: Top 5,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G