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remains
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Sense: Noun: dead body
Synonyms:
corpse Collocations, cadaver, carcass, body Collocations, dead body, skeleton Collocations, bones, ashes, food for worms (informal), mortal remains
Sense: Noun: leftovers
Synonyms:
leftovers, remnants, pieces, husks, debris Collocations, scraps, relics, residue, embers, ashes, fossil, waste Collocations, leavings, ruins


remain
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Verb: stay behind
Synonyms:
stay Collocations, stay behind, stay put (informal), linger, hang back, stick around (informal)
Sense: Verb: endure
Synonyms:
endure Collocations, continue Collocations, last Collocations, live on, go on, persist, hold up, abide Collocations, stick around (informal), carry on, keep on, keep up
Antonyms:
cease Collocations, stop Collocations, die out, be no longer, disappear Collocations, decline Collocations, expire Collocations, wilt, fade Collocations, give up, surrender Collocations
Sense: Verb: be left
Synonyms:
be left, be left over, stand Collocations, survive Collocations, be left standing (informal)
Antonyms:
elapse, run out, be used up, peter out, dwindle Collocations, discontinue, perish, die Collocations
Sense: Noun: dead body - plural
Synonyms:
body Collocations, dead body, corpse Collocations, carcass, mortal remains, bones, cadaver, ashes, relics, stiff Collocations (slang)
Sense: Noun: ruins - plural
Synonyms:
ruins, debris Collocations, rubble Collocations, wreckage Collocations, wreck Collocations, ashes
Sense: Noun: remainder - plural
Synonyms:
remainder Collocations, remnants, rest Collocations, odds and ends, leftovers, residue, dregs, scraps


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