leavings
The word “leavings” has 2 syllables: leav-ings
It's pronounced as /ˈlivɪŋz/
What is synonym and antonym for leavings?
In the thesaurus, “leavings” has 28 synonyms and 6 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for leavings along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for leavings
- balance
- butt
- excess
- fat
- fragment
- leftovers
- oddment
- odds and ends
- overabundance
- overage
- overflow
- overkill
- overmuch
- oversupply
- remainder
- remains
- remnant
- residue
- residuum
- rest
- scrap
- stub
- stump
- superabundance
- superfluity
- surfeit
- surplus
- vestige
Antonyms for leavings
- body
- bulk
- main
- mass
- most
- weight
Meanings of leavings
- noun
- A worthless and incidental residuum, such as scraps from a meal, or shavings or sawdust from wood.
Example Sentences
- The stray dog survived on kitchen leavings tossed into the alley.
- Farmers often feed the animals with the leavings from the harvest.
- The leavings of last night’s feast were still on the table.
- He cleaned up the leavings before guests arrived.
- The birds picked through the leavings on the picnic ground.
On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leavings, such as: balance, body, bulk, butt, excess, fat, fragment.
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- afterimage
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- onomatopoeia
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- quotes
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- recall
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echos
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- aftertastes
- apers
- apes
- artifacts
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- copies
- copycats
- copyists
- corpses
- dittos
- dregs
- emulates
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- followers
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- impressionists
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- leftovers
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- mimes
- mimics
- mouths
- oddments
- parrots
- quotes
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- remains
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- reminders
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- repeats
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- resounds
- rests
- reverberates
- rings
- rolls
- rubber stamps
- scraps
- shadows
- sounds
- traces
- vestiges
- wannabees
- wannabes
fag end
- appendage
- back end
- balance
- base
- behind
- bottom
- butt end
- buttocks
- caudal appendage
- chip
- conclusion
- edge
- empennage
- end
- extremity
- flake
- foot
- fragment
- fundament
- haft
- handle
- hilt
- hind end
- hind part
- hindmost part
- last part
- leavings
- leftover
- oddment
- odds and ends
- pickings
- piece
- posterior
- rear
- rear end
- refuse
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- remnant
- residual
- residue
- rest
- reverse
- rudder
- rump
- scrap
- shank
- shred
- sliver
- splinter
- stock
- stub
- stump
- tag
- tag end
- tail
- tailpiece
- tatter
- tip
- train
- tush
- vestige
- wagger