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Synonyms for residuum

10 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

balance remainder residue remnant sediment lave caput mortuum

All synonyms

Noun

1. Remainder — the residue, remainder or rest of something

remainder, rest, residue, balance, remnant, residual, dregs

Other

sediment, caput mortuum, lave

Definitions

n. 1
The residue, remainder or rest of something.

Forms

Plural: residuums → remainders, rests, residues, balances…

Example sentences

balance The balance at the bank stands at two million yen.
remainder Sami will spend the remainder of his life in jail.
residue Rinse the cutting board to remove all soap residue.
remnant The statue stood as a remnant of a defunct civilization.
sediment Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
residuum		falling
balance		steady
remainder		falling
residue		falling
remnant		rising
sediment		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: rest¹, lave¹
5 letters: dregs¹
7 letters: balance², residue³, remnant²
8 letters: residual⁴, sediment³
9 letters: remainder³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (balance² = 2 syllables).