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carry over

[kar-ee-oh-ver] / ˈkær iˌoʊ vər /
VERB
be left
Synonyms
STRONGEST
remain
STRONG
endure survive
VERB
continue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance carry on endure extend go on last linger maintain persist progress promote pursue reach remain stay survive sustain
STRONG
abide lengthen loiter outlast outlive persevere project prolong rest ride stand uphold
WEAK
draw out forge ahead get on with it hang in keep at keep on keep on truckin' keep the ball rolling keep up live on make headway move ahead never cease perdure persist in press on push on run on stay on stick at stick to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease condemn decrease depart discontinue go halt ignore leave retreat retrogress stop take back
STRONG
abbreviate move quit refuse reject shorten
WEAK
complete desist end finish
VERB
persist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carry on continue endure go on linger persevere prevail pursue recur remain
STRONG
abide grind insist last obtain perseverate repeat strive
WEAK
be resolute be stubborn follow through follow up go all the way go the limit hold on keep up leave no stone unturned perdure see through stick it out stick to guns tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease discontinue give up go halt leave stop
STRONG
forget
WEAK
quit
VERB
postpone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend
STRONG
pigeonhole prorogue table
WEAK
carry forward cool it give a rain check hang fire hold off hold over lay over put back put on back burner put on hold
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry
WEAK
carry out do maintain persevere
VERB
extend to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
include reach
VERB
carry forward
Synonyms
WEAK
extend postpone push off
VERB
credit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
refer
STRONG
defer impute lay
WEAK
ascribe to attribute to chalk up to charge to
Antonyms
WEAK
disbelieve discredit mistrust not buy not subscribe renege
NOUN
remainder
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
NOUN
side effect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aftereffect reaction
WEAK
aftermath aftertaste by-product carry-over concomitant corollary leftover offshoot secondary response side issue sidebar spinoff

Example Sentences

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"The increase registered in the CPI during August will generate a carry-over effect," said Eugenio Mari, Chief Economist at the Libertad y Progreso Foundation.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2023

Collins said the IRS still has a lot of carry-over work — unprocessed returns and correspondence — from 2022 that needs to be addressed.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

While your employer may offer a grace period or a carry-over amount, it’s not required by law.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Ms. Rouleau offered a hypothetical example to illustrate how the more generous carry-over rules could have affected a worker with a Dec. 31 spending deadline.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

We said all this in my kitchen, drinking coffee, sitting at my kitchen table, in those low, intense voices we used for such arguments when we were in our early twenties; a carry-over from college.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood