stay behind

VERB

remain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue endure go on hover last linger live persist prevail stand stop survive wait

STRONG

abide bide bivouac bunk cling delay dwell freeze halt hang inhabit lodge nest outlast outlive pause perch reside rest roost sojourn squat tarry visit

WEAK

be left hang out hold over hold the fort keep on make camp put on hold remain standing sit out sit through sit tight stay in stay over stay put stick around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease die discontinue go leave lie

STRONG

carry on depart hurry move

WEAK

forge

Example Sentences

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Three Americans would stay behind, while three Ngarchelongese would make the journey as a guarantee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Anyone who does not have that kind of money -- most Sudanese, after close to three years of war -- has to walk, or stay behind.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Water and other specialties stay behind in the rump DuPont.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

She did not stay behind to answer questions.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

“All my children are precious. I don’t favor one over the other. I would stay behind in a heartbeat to let them go if we didn’t have money for all of us.”

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

stay behind

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