remaining
/ɹɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/
adjective
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
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ENABLE
Adjective 1 meaning
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
“May I have the only remaining cake?”
Where it comes from
Etymology
By surface analysis, remain + -ing.
Similar and opposite words
REMAINING at a glance
REMAINING has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,309 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with remaining
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- RETAINING10
- REGAINING11
- REMANNING12
- REMAILING12
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