Synonyms of residuum

residuum

noun

ri-ˈzi-jə-wəm 

as in remainder

a remaining group or portion

even highly decaffeinated coffee contains a tiny residuum of caffeine

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of residuum

Players then have the opportunity to revisit the spot where Colt met his end and reclaim the residuum, which disappears if the time loop resets. — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021

In plain, spare prose, Hersey documents scenes of unprecedented ruin, capturing the ghostly residuum of calamity. — Erin Overbey, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2021