Stay

/steɪ/

Synonyms for "stay" (705 found)

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Closest matches (141)

Noun(11 words)

halt abide abodeanimal remainsarrestart thou wellbackstay biding board braces check

Verb(12 words)

remain abide abided abides appease be bestand bide bided brake camped cease

abandon abeyance abide abort adhere adjourn advocate aeroplaneafford supportafterthought agglomerate airplane alpenstock amnesty anchor arm arrest arrestationathletic supporteravert

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await backback upbackbone backing backpedal backwater bandeau bar basebe stillbearbear upbearerbearing reinbelay bell berth bidebide the issuebillet atbind bit bivouac blockblock upblockade blockageblow the whistlebolsterbolster upbottom bra brace bracer bracket brake brassiere break breath breatherbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing timebring tobring up shortbunch bung bunkbuoy upbureaucratic delayburrow buttress cable caesura camp cancel cane carrier carrycarry oncaulk ceasecease firecease notcease-fire cervix chain check checkmate checkrein chink chock chokechoke offchoke upcigarette breakclasp cleave clinch clingcling toclip the wingsclogclog upclot cluster coagulate coastcocktail hourcoffee breakcohabit cohere colonize columncome to anchorconfine

Strong matches (212)

congeal congest conglomerate constipate continuecontinue to becork corselet corset countercheck cover cradle crook crutch curbcurb bitcushioncut it outcut shortcutoff

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dally damdam updamper dawdleday offdead stopdeadlock debarment deceleratedefeat timedefer deferment deferraldefy timedelay delayagedelayed reactiondepend desist detain detention deter determent deterrence dillydally discontinuance discontinuation discontinue discourage discouragement domesticate domicile domiciliate doorstopdoss downdouble takedowntime dragdrag ondrag outdrag saildraggingdraw reindrift anchordrift saildrogue dropdrop anchordrop itdwellease offease upembrace end endgame ending endureenforced respiteensconce establishestablish residenceestoppel exemption exist extend fetter fillfill upfinal whistlefoil forbiddance foreclosure forestalling forestay foul foundfoundation garmentfreezefreeze tofulcrumfull stopgird girdlegive overgive supportgo alonggo ongraspgrinding haltgroundgrow togethergun guy guywire halt hamper hanghang abouthang aroundhang firehang onhang outhang togetherhang uphang-uphappy hourhave done withhesitation hinder hindrance hive holdhold backhold everythinghold in checkhold offhold onhold outhold overhold steadyhold togetherhold uphold your horsesholdback holdup holiday hug immunity impede impunity indemnity inhabit interim interlude intermezzo intermission intermit intermittence interrupt interruption interval jam jock jockstrapjog onkeepkeep afloatkeep backkeep goingkeep housekeep onkeep quietkeep upknock it offlag lagging lapse lastlast longlast outlay asidelay bylay offlay overlayoff layoverleave offlend supportlet downlet up

Noun(7 words)

continue delay dwell guy hitch hunker hunkers

Verb(13 words)

continue delay desist detain discontinue end fica ficar halt hosteled hostelled keeplast out

Adjective(1 words)

earthbounding

Related words (352)

letuplie stillline linger livelive atlive onlive throughlocate lockout lodge logjam loiterlose groundlose momentumlose speedlull mainstay maintain maintainer

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make latemark timemartingale mass mast moderate moor moratorium move neck nestnever ceasenip in the budnolle prosequinon prosequiturnonprosecutionnot breathenot stirobstipate obstruct obstruction obviation occupy pack paperasserie park parts pause pelham people perch perdure perennate persist pigeonhole pillow plugplug uppopulate post postpone postponement preclusion predicate prevail prevent prevention procrastinate prohibition prolong prop prorogate prorogue protract protractionpull uppush asideput asideput offput on iceput paid toquit recessred tapered-tapeism red-tapery reef refrain reinrein inreinforce reinforcement reinforcer relax relinquish relocate remainremain motionlessremission remit remora renounce repose reprieve reserve reside respite restresting placeretard retardance retardation rigging room roost rope runrun onscotch scrubsea anchorsecure setset asideset backset byset up housekeepingset up shopsettlesettle downshackle shelveshift offshoreshore upshoulder shroudsit downsit down strikesit tightsit upsit up forsit-down strikeslack offslack upslackensleep onslog onslowslow downslow upslow-up slowdown slowness snaffle sojourn sojournment solidify spell spile spine spoke sprit squat staffstagger onstalemate stall stanch standstand downstand faststand firmstand overstand stillstand-downstanding riggingstandoff standstill stavestave offstay atstay of executionstay onstay overstay putstay upstay up forstayover stays stemstem the tidestench stickstick aroundstick faststick togetherstiffener stillstand stopstop coldstop deadstop overstop shortstop upstop-off stopover stoppage stopper stopping stopple strengthen strengthenerstretch outstrikestrike rootstuffstuff upstymie subsidize subsist subvention support supporter surcease survive suspend suspension sustain sustainer sweatsweat it outsweat outtabletake a recesstake hold oftake in sailtake residence attake roottake timetake up residencetarrytea breaktenant terminate throttlethrottle downthwarttide overtie uptie-uptime lagtime outtrammeltread watertruce underbrace undergird underlie underpin underpinning underset upbear uphold upholder upkeep vacation visit waitwait a minutewait and seewait forwait onwait up forwaivewalking stickwalkout ward watchwatch and waitwearwear wellwork stoppage

Noun(35 words)

linger lingering lodge manet mastropemaya remainsoccupy pause persevere persist prop remainremain loyalremaining piecesremainsremains of the buildingreprieves reprieving reside residence

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residency sojourn sojourning sojourns staying stop stoppage summer summering summers support suspend tarrying tolling visit

Verb(29 words)

lingered outride persist quellremain constantremain noncitizenremainedremains a mysteryrepress reprieved resist restride outserve slept sojourn sojourned standpatstay onstay put

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staying putstickstick aroundstifle stop terminate unchangewait forwait on

Determiner(2 words)

no motion changesome remain

Adverb(1 words)

overnight

Adjective(2 words)

remainingunchanged size

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More general

50 entries

actaction verbbe block brace bracing checkconform tocontinue decree deed delay edict exist fasten fiat

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More specific

16 entries

abide backstay dwell endureextended stayforestayhang aroundlinger lodgeovernight staypersevere persist resideshort staystay of executionstay order

Collocations

12 entries

extended stayhotel staylong stayovernight stayshort staystay after schoolstay at homestay awakestay calmstay focusedstay the coursetemporary stay

Inflections

3 entries

stayed staying stays

Derivations

2 entries

stayer stayover

Antonyms

3 entries

change depart move

Sample sentences

81 total sentences available.

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How long did you stay?

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I'm sorry, I can't stay long.

Source: tatoeba (1541)

I'd like to stay for one night.

Source: tatoeba (1660)

I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.

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