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. Nordea Bank economist Holger Sandte:

   German growth remains robust, the recovery continues.

2. Greg Clark:

   The government is committed to ensuring businesses have the support they need to thrive and today's announcement underlines that businesses are confident that the UK remains open for business.

3. Pramila Jayapal:

   The minimum wage remains essential policy and we must deliver on this issue.

4. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The State of Israel remains committed to safeguarding freedom of religion and worship for all, including the Christian community, in Jerusalem and other holy sites.

5. Kathleen Ethier:

   At the same time, the rate of violence and victimization they're experiencing hasn't gone down. Bullying hasn't decreased. The proportion of youth who have ever been physically forced to have sex has not decreased, we're seeing increases in experiences of persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness and suicide ideation and behaviors, and so that remains a great concern.