Thesaurus:stay behind

English

Verb

Sense: to remain in place while others withdraw

Synonyms
  • remain    [⇒ thesaurus]
  • stay back (idiomatic)
  • stay behind (idiomatic)
  • stay put (idiomatic)
Antonyms
Hypernyms

Further reading

  • “186. presence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “stay behind” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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