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Synonyms for residue
ˈrɛz ɪˌdu, -ˌdyuresidue

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 11 votes

  1. residuenoun

    matter that remains after something has been removed

    Synonyms:
    remainder, rest, residuum, residual, balance

  2. 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, residual, ease, balance, proportion, residuum, rest, repose, equalizer, counterweight, rest period, eternal sleep, sleep, counterpoise, equilibrium, remnant, symmetricalness, equipoise, correspondence, oddment, balance wheel, proportionality, eternal rest, respite

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  1. filtride

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  1. residuenoun

    Synonyms:
    remainder, rest, remnant, residuum, BALANCE

  2. residuenoun

    Synonyms:
    (Law.) surplus (of a testator's estate), excess, overplus

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  1. residuenoun

    Synonyms:
    remainder, remnant, residuum, rest, balance, surplus, excess

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "residue":

    residues, tailings, residuum, residuals, waste, residual, debris

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How to use residue in a sentence?

  1. Macy Gray:

    I know everybody’s a little messed up after all that. We still have the residue of it with January 6 and all the politics that are still happening, everything that our last regime left behind. All of this has been dropped on us. We’re still trying to recover.

  2. Farmer Ramesh Singh:

    Last year, I promised myself I wouldn't set the rice paddy residue on fire to clear my field for planting winter crops, but as the new sowing season drew closer, I started running out of time and I reluctantly set the farm waste on fire to prepare the field for wheat planting.

  3. Lauren Manaker:

    This new study highlights that components that are not included in the Mediterranean diet, like focusing on low pesticide residue produce and including supplementation of specific vitamins, may be a better choice for those undergoing ART.

  4. Corey Simpson:

    If you are using a standard detergent, be sure to give the jacket an extra rinse cycle to ensure a residue-free garment.

  5. Leslie Miklosy:

    Humans are so foolish--we measure ourselves by our residue.


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