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residual

/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/noun, adjective4 syllables

Residual means: something left after other parts have been taken away.

Synonyms for residual11

noun, as in something left after other parts have been taken away

remainder, balance, residue, residuum, rest

adjective, as in relating to or indicating a remainder

residuary

also used for residual

left, left behind, left over, odd, remaining

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What does residual mean?3

noun

1

something left after other parts have been taken away“there was no remainder”

2

(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing“he could retire on his residuals”

adjective

1

relating to or indicating a remainder“residual quantity”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Residual in a sentence

  • Large residual stomach contents may lead to loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.larsonnoah
  • Now clean up any residual dust.mailohilohi
  • They were left with residual feelings of guilt even though they knew they had done nothing wrong.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of residual

as a noun

plural
residuals