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re·main·ing

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  1. remainingnoun

    Synonyms:
    rest, balance, left, surviving

  2. remainingnoun

    which remains, especially after something else has been removed

    May I have the only remaining cake?

    Synonyms:
    balance, rest, left, surviving

  3. remainingnoun

    Remnant.

    Synonyms:
    rest, balance

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpendedadjective

    not used up

    "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

    Antonyms:
    exhausted, spent

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  1. remainingadjective

    Synonyms:
    residual, remanent, remainder

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "remaining":

    residual, other, outstanding, pending, surplus, remnant, staying, rest, remainder

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Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#46other
#448left
#1547rest
#1963balance
#3490outstanding
#3546remaining
#5242pending
#6755staying
#7783surplus
#9174remainder
#10431residual
#11551surviving
#25404remnant

How to use remaining in a sentence?

  1. Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama:

    Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

  2. Bernard Brown:

    November saw a further tightening of labour market conditions, with few sectors remaining immune from the effects of ongoing skills shortages.

  3. Yuval Steinitz:

    We have resolved 80 to 90 percent of the difficulties, or gaps, and now with a little bit of goodwill and flexibility on both sides we can reach the remaining items, i think we are pretty close (to normalizing relations).

  4. Wasserman Schultz:

    I plan to run and will be running for re-election to my House seat, i think I can have the most impact by remaining in these two important jobs.

  5. Hikaru Sato:

    Trump's move had been expected so markets in Japan are not reacting to it. That said, investors are remaining cautious as they try to get more clues on trade matters next week.


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