Definitions

remainder

[ri-meyn-der] / rɪˈmeɪn dər /

NOUN

balance, residue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rest

STRONG

butt carry-over detritus dregs excess fragment garbage hangover heel junk leavings leftover obverse oddment overplus refuse relic remains remnant residuum ruins salvage scrap stump surplus trace vestige waste wreck wreckage

WEAK

bottom of the barrel odds and ends

Antonyms

STRONG

lack lot need possessions want whole

WEAK

base core

Example Sentences

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Can I roll that into a Charitable Remainder Trust without paying taxes?

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2016

We can now use polynomial division to evaluate polynomials using the Remainder Theorem.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

"We are all trapped in visions of the mind," sings Picciotto, on Remainder.

From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2012

NW occupies a very different space from Remainder.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2012

Zadig spent the Remainder of the Night in deep Contemplation, and in all the Uneasiness of Mind imaginable.

From Zadig Or, The Book of Fate by Voltaire

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