Definitions

remnants

[rem-nuhnts] / ˈrɛm nənts /

NOUN

ashes

Synonyms

STRONG

debris relics remains rubble vestiges

NOUN

leavings

Synonyms

STRONG

balance debris leftovers legacy oddments remainder remnant residue rest scraps surplus survivor trash

WEAK

odds and ends orts

Antonyms

STRONG

base core

NOUN

leftover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

residue

STRONG

debris leavings legacy oddments scraps surplus survivor trash

WEAK

odds and ends orts

Antonyms

WEAK

main meal

NOUN

oddment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

odds and ends

STRONG

assortment bits debris etcetera hodgepodge jumble knickknacks leavings leftovers litter medley melee miscellany mishmash motley notions novelties particles patchwork potpourri rags refuse remainder remains rest rubbish rummage scraps sundries

WEAK

bits and pieces miscellaneous paraphernalia mixed bag mélange olio sundry items this and that

Antonyms

STRONG

base cleanliness core possessions property singularity

NOUN

odds and ends

Synonyms

WEAK

assortment bits bits and pieces debris etcetera hodgepodge jumble knickknacks leavings leftovers litter medley melee miscellaneous paraphernalia miscellany mishmash mixed bag motley mélange notions novelties oddments olio particles patchwork potpourri rags refuse remainder remains rest rubbish rummage scraps sundries sundry items this and that

NOUN

remains

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debris remnant

STRONG

detritus leavings leftovers remainder residue rest scraps

Antonyms

STRONG

base core

NOUN

ruins

Synonyms

STRONG

ashes debris destruction detritus foundation relics remains residue rubble traces vestiges wreck wreckage

Antonyms

STRONG

creation

NOUN

sundries

Synonyms

STRONG

assortment bits debris etcetera hodgepodge jumble knickknacks leavings leftovers litter medley melee miscellany mishmash motley notions novelties oddment oddments particles patchwork potpourri rags refuse remainder remains rest rubbish rummage scraps

WEAK

bits and pieces miscellaneous paraphernalia mixed bag mélange olio sundry items this and that

Antonyms

STRONG

base cleanliness core possessions property singularity

NOUN

wreckage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debris rubble wreck

STRONG

ruins

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One doctor said it was probably remnants of the bronchitis, the other doctor said it could be cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Ted Cruz’s beard, which Elle magazine described as “the remnants of an everything bagel,” launched a mini-trend of hirsute Senators in the august body.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But Representative Mike Lawler, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the administration has managed to "force the remnants of this regime into a negotiation, a real negotiation".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Another, rarer type of explosion happens when two neutron stars, the dense remnants of dead stars, collide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

In the United States, music education developed around a method of instruction, the Normal Music Course, the remnants of which are adhered to even today in music classrooms.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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