Antonyms for stay
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1. stay

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. staynoun

   Synonyms:
   abode, continuance, sojourn, support, prop

2. stayverb

   Antonyms:
   loose, liberate, send, expedite, speed, free, accelerate, hasten, oppress, depress, burden, fail, fall, proceed, move, depart, overthrow, mistrust

   Synonyms:
   hold, stop, restrain, withhold, arrest, hinder, delay, obstruct, support, rest, repose, remain, continue, dwell, await, halt, abide, wait, tarry, confide, trust, lean

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1. staynoun

   continuing or remaining in a place or state

   "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

   Antonyms:
   depart, take leave, change, move, quit

   Synonyms:
   arrest, hitch, check, halt, stop, stoppage

2. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppagenoun

   the state of inactivity following an interruption

   "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

   Antonyms:
   move, take leave, change, quit, depart

   Synonyms:
   hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, stoppage, apprehension, hindrance, halt, impediment, chip, tab, interference, handicap, arrest, tick, check-out procedure, occlusion, confirmation, point, freeze, check mark, pinch, cheque, block, tour of duty, stop consonant, baulk, term of enlistment, diaphragm, checkout, taking into custody, duty tour, hinderance, hobble, blockage, curb, chit, stop, layover, rub, occlusive, plosive, collar, plosive speech sound, period, substantiation, hang-up, tour, deterrent, encumbrance, catch, balk, stopover, plosive consonant, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, full point, preventative, snag, assay, bridle, closure, check

3. staynoun

   a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

   "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

   Antonyms:
   change, quit, take leave, move, depart

   Synonyms:
   arrest, hitch, check, halt, stop, stoppage

4. staynoun

   a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

   Antonyms:
   move, take leave, depart, change, quit

   Synonyms:
   arrest, hitch, check, halt, stop, stoppage

5. stayverb

   (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

   Antonyms:
   take leave, depart, move, change, quit

   Synonyms:
   arrest, hitch, check, halt, stop, stoppage

6. stay, remain, restverb

   stay the same; remain in a certain state

   "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

   Antonyms:
   change, depart, move, quit, take leave

   Synonyms:
   breathe, quell, delay, bide, stick, pillow, repose, last out, perch, ride out, persist, catch one's breath, rest, appease, lie, remain, take a breather, reside, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain, roost

7. stay, stick, stick around, stay putverb

   stay put (in a certain place)

   "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

   Antonyms:
   quit, change, move, take leave, depart

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, abide, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, quell, mystify, appease, cling, bind, cohere, rest, remain, continue, stick around, nonplus, outride, flummox, stay on, dumbfound, vex, last out, baffle, lodge, sting, hold fast, stick about, beat, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, bide, gravel, persist, detain, bewilder, wedge, pose, ride out, delay, puzzle, adhere

8. bide, abide, stayverb

   dwell

   "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

   Antonyms:
   depart, quit, take leave, move, change

   Synonyms:
   put up, bide, stick, stand, suffer, brook, delay, abide, support, ride out, persist, stomach, digest, tolerate, quell, rest, appease, stick out, remain, stick around, endure, stay on, stay put, last out, outride, bear, continue, detain

9. stay, stay on, continue, remainverb

   continue in a place, position, or situation

   "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

   Antonyms:
   depart, quit, take leave, move, change

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, quell, delay, bide, stick, go on, carry on, keep, cover, last out, ride out, persist, persist in, go forward, rest, appease, bear on, extend, remain, proceed, retain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, uphold, preserve, outride, continue, detain

10. stayverb

    remain behind

    "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

    Antonyms:
    take leave, change, quit, depart, move

    Synonyms:
    quell, delay, bide, stick, last out, ride out, persist, rest, appease, remain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain

11. stay, detain, delayverb

    stop or halt

    "Please stay the bloodshed!"

    Antonyms:
    move, quit, take leave, depart, change

    Synonyms:
    quell, delay, bide, stick, last out, confine, hold up, ride out, persist, check, rest, appease, remain, stick around, abide, retard, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain

12. persist, remain, stayverb

    stay behind

    "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

    Antonyms:
    depart, change, take leave, move, quit

    Synonyms:
    hang on, last out, delay, stay on, stick, quell, die hard, hang in, ride out, persist, hold on, rest, appease, prevail, persevere, bide, run, stick around, abide, endure, stay put, remain, outride, continue, detain

13. last out, stay, ride out, outrideverb

    hang on during a trial of endurance

    "ride out the storm"

    Antonyms:
    quit, change, take leave, move, depart

    Synonyms:
    quell, delay, bide, stick, last out, ride out, persist, rest, appease, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, remain, outride, continue, detain

14. stayverb

    stop a judicial process

    "The judge stayed the execution order"

    Antonyms:
    take leave, move, depart, quit, change

    Synonyms:
    quell, delay, bide, stick, last out, ride out, persist, rest, appease, remain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain

15. stayverb

    fasten with stays

    Antonyms:
    depart, change, quit, take leave, move

    Synonyms:
    quell, delay, bide, stick, last out, ride out, persist, rest, appease, remain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, outride, continue, detain

16. quell, stay, appeaseverb

    overcome or allay

    "quell my hunger"

    Antonyms:
    move, change, quit, take leave, depart

    Synonyms:
    conciliate, last out, delay, bide, stick, squelch, lenify, placate, quell, gentle, abide, ride out, gruntle, persist, mollify, rest, appease, pacify, assuage, stick around, propitiate, stay on, stay put, quench, remain, outride, continue, detain

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1. staynoun

   Synonyms:
   sojourn, abidance, stop, dependence, support, upholder, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, restraint

2. stayverb

   Synonyms:
   sojourn, tarry, lodge, remain, continue, abide, support, prop, buttress, brace, uphold, strengthen, delay, obstruct, hinder, restrain, appease, withhold, forbear, withstand, impede, retard

How to use stay in a sentence?

1. Robert Nicholson:

   For the first time ever, the ethnic and religious minorities of Iraq are banding together to let the world know what they want, and what are they saying? ‘We want to stay – please help us.’.

2. President Pierre Nkurunziza:

   We ask every Burundian, in hills and the capital, to stay united.

3. Keith Pelley:

   I will simply say we are disappointed by the outcome of today's hearing, but will abide by the decision, it is important to remember, however, this is only a stay of the sanctions imposed, pending the hearing of the players’ appeal as to whether those sanctions were appropriate.

4. Mark Twain:

   Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

5. Charlie Thomas:

   If Canada continues to stay away from the negotiating table, the U.S. industry will eventually have no choice but to use our rights under U.S. trade laws to offset the unfair advantages provided to Canadian industry.

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