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Verb
Example: “Please remain calm.”
Synonyms: stay
Antonyms: leave
Adjective
Example: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”
Synonyms: remaining, rudimentary
Antonyms: fully developed
Adverb
Example: “The poem remains enduringly popular.”
Synonyms: lastingly, persistently
Antonyms: briefly, temporarily
Example: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”
Synonyms: vacant, empty
Antonyms: occupied, full
Example: “She remained undaunted by criticism.”
Synonyms: fearless, brave
Antonyms: discouraged, afraid
Noun
Example: “The patient remained in a coma for two days.”
Synonyms: deep unconscious state
Antonyms: consciousness
Example: “The fire left only ash behind.”
Synonyms: burned powder
Antonyms: wood
Example: “The archaeologist discovered ancient tools.”
Synonyms: historical scientist
Antonyms:
Example: “Several countries remain members of the Commonwealth.”
Synonyms: community, association of states
Antonyms: division
Example: “Please stay here with me.”
Synonyms: remain
Example: “The trait survives only vestigially in modern species.”
Synonyms: residually, rudimentarily
Antonyms: fully, functionally
Example: “He remained unnervingly calm during the emergency.”
Synonyms: disturbingly, alarmingly
Antonyms: reassuringly, comfortingly
Example: “The theory is useful, but it remains an abstraction for most people.”
Synonyms: concept, generalization
Antonyms: concreteness, reality
Example: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”
Synonyms: get away, flee
Antonyms: remain trapped
Example: “The system remained inert until we restarted it.”
Synonyms: inactive
Antonyms: active
Example: “The helicopter hovered over the city.”
Synonyms: hang
Antonyms: land
Example: “I want to become a doctor.”
Synonyms: turn, grow
Antonyms: remain
Example: “The label will not stick.”
Synonyms: attach
Antonyms: detach
Example: “The plan remains nebulous.”
Synonyms: vague, unclear
Antonyms: clear
Example: “The proposal remains controversial.”
Synonyms: debatable, contentious
Antonyms: uncontroversial
/ɪnˈtrænzɪdʒənt/
Example: “They remained intransigent during talks.”
Synonyms: inexorable, adamant, adamantine
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