Thesaurus:stay behind

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

• leave    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• tarry    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

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