Synonyms for remains
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1. remains

   Body denotes the entire physical structure, considered as a whole, of man or animal; form looks upon it as a thing of shape and outline, perhaps of beauty; frame regards it as supported by its bony framework; system views it as an assemblage of many related and harmonious organs. Body, form, frame, and system may be either dead or living; clay and dust are sometimes so used in religious or poetic style, tho ordinarily these words are used only of the dead. Corpse and remains are used only of the dead. Corpse is the plain technical word for a dead body still retaining its unity; remains may be used after any lapse of time; the latter is also the more refined and less ghastly term; as, friends are invited to view the remains. Carcass applies only to the body of an animal, or of a human being regarded with contempt and loathing. Compare COMPANY.

   Synonyms:
   ashes, body, carcass, clay, corpse, dust, form, frame, system, trunk

   Antonyms:
   intellect, intelligence, mind, soul, spirit

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. remainsnoun

   any object that is left unused or still extant

   "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

   Synonyms:
   corpse, stiff, cadaver, clay

2. cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remainsnoun

   the dead body of a human being

   "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

   Synonyms:
   the Great Compromiser, corpse, stiff, cadaver, mud, clay

Matched Categories

1. • Dead Body
   • Object

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1. remainsnoun

   Synonyms:
   relics, remnants, scraps, fragments, leavings, remainder, refuse, odds and ends

2. remainsnoun

   Synonyms:
   CORPSE, CORSE, CARCASS, dead body

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1. remainsnoun

   Synonyms:
   relics, debris, remnants, corpse

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1. List of paraphrases for "remains":

   rest, continues, remnants, stays, remainder, stay, remain, remained, vestiges, persists, is, still, maintains, follows, retains, leftovers, keeps, subtracts

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1. Barack Obama:

   The timeline for a withdrawal down to a embassy center presence, a normalization of our presence in Afghanistan, remains the end of 2016, so that hasn't changed. Our transition out of a combat role has not changed.

2. Ranit Mishori:

   There's this idea that the hymen is this barrier that remains intact until some Prince Charming comes and' opens it' and' pops the cherry,' all of these horrendous ways of addressing the hymen are patently wrong.

3. Gretchen Whitmer:

   We have, as a nation, I think been behind the eight ball from the beginning, testing, testing, testing is crucial and this supply chain issue remains a major problem.

4. Peter Giger:

   The climate crisis remains the biggest long-term threat facing humanity, it is not too late for governments and businesses to act on the risks they face and to drive an innovative, determined and inclusive [ energy ] transition that protects economies and people.

5. The FDIC:

   Low energy prices have led to a sharp increase in non-current loans to oil and gas producers, the full impact of low energy prices on the banking industry remains to be seen particularly for consumer and business loans in energy-producing regions of the country.