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Roget's Thesaurus

#40. Remainder

[Thing remaining.]

Nouns

remainder, residue; remains, remanent, remnant, rest, relic; leavings, heeltap, odds and ends, cheesepairings, candle ends, orts; residuum; dregs etc. (dirt) 653; refuse etc. (useless) 645; stubble, result, educt; fag-end; ruins, wreck, skeleton, stump; alluvium. surplus, overplus, excess; balance, complement; superplus, surplusage; superfluity etc. (redundancy) 641; survival, survivance.

Verbs

remain; be left etc. adj.; exceed, survive; leave.

Adjectives

remaining, left; left behind, left over; residual, residuary; over, odd; unconsumed, sedimentary; surviving; net; exceeding, over and above; outlying, outstanding; cast off etc. 782; superfluous etc. (redundant) 641.

#40a. Decrement

[Thing deducted.]

Nouns

decrement, discount, defect, loss, deduction; afterglow; eduction; waste.


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