Definition of REMAINING

remaining

Meanings

Plural: remainings

Verb

  • stay the same; remain in a certain state
  • continue in a place, position, or situation
  • be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
  • stay behind
  • present participle and gerund of remain

Adjective Satellite

  • not used up
    • "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"

Noun

  • An act or occurrence by which someone or something remains
  • remnant.

Adj

  • Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, remain + -ing.

Synonyms

balance, continue, left, left over, leftover, odd, persist, remain, rest, stay, stay on, surviving, unexpended

Antonyms

change

Scrabble Score: 12

remaining is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
remaining is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
remaining is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

remaining is a valid Words With Friends word