Synonyms of remnant

remnant

noun

ˈrem-nənt 

1

as in rest

a remaining group or portion

sailed home with just a remnant of the colony's original population aboard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rest
• remainder
• remains
• residue
• residuum
• leftovers
• leavings
• fragment
• odds and ends
• vestige
• balance
• surplus
• stump
• scrap
• excess
• stub
• overabundance
• butt
• overflow
• oversupply
• superabundance
• overage
• surfeit
• fat
• overkill
• superfluity
• overmuch
• scraping(s)
• oddment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• most
• body
• mass
• weight
• bulk
• main

2

as in remainder

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value

gathered together her fabric remnants to see if she had enough of them to sew a doll blanket for her niece

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remainder
• scrap
• leftover
• rest
• piece
• end
• fag end
• stub
• remains
• vestige
• residue
• fragment
• residual
• sliver
• oddment
• leavings
• shred
• stump
• pickings
• refuse
• odds and ends
• splinter
• flake
• scraping(s)
• balance
• chip
• tatter
• ribbon(s)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of remnant

There are some little remnants, some ice blocks still lying around and melting there on the hot rocks. — Imogen Foulkes, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

The hurricane's remnants will eventually merge later Tuesday with an existing storm system and supercharge moisture across a large swath of the United States. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Fleck cleaned himself up, but had remnants of blood stains on his right white sleeve during postgame. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Forecast models show the remnants of weakening Hurricane Polo moving toward the New Mexico-Texas border on Tuesday, before surging northeast into portions of the Southern and Central Plains. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026