Synonyms for residual
rɪˈzɪdʒ u əlresid·u·al

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1. residualadjective

   Synonyms:
   residuary

2. residualadjective

   Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

   Synonyms:
   residuary

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1. remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, restnoun

   something left after other parts have been taken away

   "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

   Synonyms:
   remainder, relief, counterbalance, end, quietus, difference, relaxation, symmetry, equaliser, ease, balance, proportion, residuum, rest, repose, equalizer, counterweight, rest period, eternal sleep, residue, sleep, counterpoise, equilibrium, remnant, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, oddment, balance wheel, proportionality, eternal rest, respite

2. residualadjective

   (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing

   "he could retire on his residuals"

   Synonyms:
   residue, remainder, rest, residuum, balance

3. residual, residuaryadjective

   relating to or indicating a remainder

   "residual quantity"

   Synonyms:
   residuary

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1. residualadjective

   Synonyms:
   remaining

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1. List of paraphrases for "residual":

   remaining, residues, residuals, residue, residuary, salvage, remnant, suppletive, waste, tailings, survival, surplus

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1. Kenneth McKenzie:

   There's still a residual element of the Syrian program that's out there, i'm not going to say that they're going to be unable to continue to conduct a chemical attack in the future. I suspect, however, they'll think long and hard about it.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   The announcement this week that were still going to have a residual footprint inside of Syria makes sense in the context of our mission statement, and the tactics will change as time goes on. Well use different tactics in different parts of the world to fight back against radical Islamic terrorism. President Trumps committed to doing that.

3. Thomas Molinaro:

   When we biopsy the embryo for testing, this residual sperm can create interference which affects the fidelity of the testing. Using ICSI removes this contamination and results in better accuracy.

4. William Schaffner:

   Older people may have been infected with cousins of H1N1 years ago, and that gives them residual protection.

5. Kathy Trieu:

   They were controlled for in the statistical analyses, however, residual confounding can not be ruled out. The data reported are for associations, however, associations can not establish causality.