Remains

/ɹɪˈmeɪnz/

Synonyms for "remains" (186 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Noun(12 words)

cadaver corpsearcheological remainsbodybone discoverycarcase carcass carcassescity wallsclay continue corpses

account afterglow afterimageancient manuscriptannals antique antiquity archaism artifact ashes balance body bones buttbutt endcadavercandle endscarcass carrion catalog

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cave paintingchaff chronicle clay corpse

Adjective(1 words)

ancient ruins

Strong matches (55)

corpus delicticorrespondence crowbait deaddead bodydead mandead persondebris deceased decedent departed detritus documentation dregsdry bonesdust earthembalmed corpseend eolith

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fag endfilingsfood for wormsfossil heel history holdover husk husks inventorylate lamentedleavings leftover leftovers letters list memorial

Noun(13 words)

dead bodydig updoornail exist exuviaefossil remnantfossils fragmentsgeology education termgeology termhold leftovers linger

Adjective(5 words)

dead matterdead organismdead thingdead thingsdeceased

Related words (93)

mezzolith microlithmortal remainsmummification mummy neolithodds and endsoffscouringsorganic remainsorts paleolith paring parings petrificationpetrified forestpetrified woodpetroglyphpipe rollplateaulith rag

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rags record recording refuse register registry relic relics reliquiae remainder remnant residual residue residuum rest roach roll rolls roster rota rubbish ruin ruins rump sawdust scouring scourings scrap scraps scroll sediment shadow shaving shavings skeleton stiff straw stubble stump survival sweepings tabletenement of claythe deadthe deceasedthe defunctthe departedthe loved onetoken trace vestige waste

Determiner(2 words)

most cultural remnantsno remnants

Noun(15 words)

persist remainremaining piecesremnants residues ruination scraps sediments shadows skeletons stay stiff vestiges wreckage wrecks

Adjective(4 words)

physical tracesremaining timeremnant groupskeletal remains

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

be being bodydead bodyexist material object organismphysical objectrelic thing

More specific

10 entries

ashbone fragmentbones endure linger skeleton skull survive tarrytooth fragment

Collocations

10 entries

animal remainsarchaeological remainsfossil remainshuman remainspreserved remainsremain calmremain constantremain focusedremain in placeremain silent

Inflections

2 entries

remained remaining

Derivations

3 entries

remainder remainer remaining

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

One thing remains doubtful.

Source: tatoeba (20041)

As long as you have hope, a chance remains.

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He remains calm in the face of danger.

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Who loves not women, wine and song remains a fool his whole life long.

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