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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News of the conviction came just after it was announced that Hudson-Odoi would miss the remainder of Forest's season because of surgery for a leg injury.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The city cut funding last year to $800,000, with the remainder covered by a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Miran was appointed to serve out the remainder of a term ending this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing -- who ordered the coup deposing Suu Kyi and now serves as civilian president -- on Thursday said she would serve the remainder of her sentence at a "designated residence".

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Through the remainder of the day and night, they slept and ate, keeping the fire going in the stove with the blubber from four more seals they slaughtered on the beach.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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