164 Synonyms & Antonyms For STAY

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Definitions stay [stey] / steɪ / NOUN visit Synonyms STRONGEST holiday sojourn stopover vacation STRONG break halt stop Antonyms STRONG continuation go start WEAK abet advance assist help leave NOUN hold, delay Synonyms STRONGEST pause postponement reprieve suspension STRONG deferment halt remission standstill stop stopping Antonyms STRONGEST continuation persistence STRONG go start WEAK abet advance assist help leave NOUN support, underpinning Synonyms STRONG brace buttress column hold prop reinforcement shore shoring stanchion truss WEAK underpropping Antonyms WEAK abet advance assist go help leave VERB wait Synonyms STRONGEST continue delay hang last linger remain reside settle stand stick around stop STRONG abide bide bunk dally endure halt hover lag loiter nest outstay pause perch procrastinate reprieve respite roost sojourn squat sweat tarry WEAK establish oneself hang about hang around hang in hang out hold the fort put down roots sit tight stay out stay put sweat it out Antonyms STRONGEST advance depart go hurry leave move rush STRONG carry on complete finish push VERB visit Synonyms STRONGEST live stop STRONG bide dwell lodge sojourn tarry WEAK be accommodated put up stop over Antonyms STRONG go WEAK advance leave VERB hold in abeyance Synonyms STRONGEST arrest delay detain hold postpone stop suspend STRONG adjourn check curb defer discontinue halt hinder impede intermit interrupt obstruct prevent prorogue shelve stall WEAK hold over put off ward off Antonyms STRONGEST advance continue encourage expedite go let go release STRONG aid allow assist carry on facilitate forge forward further help permit promote push support WEAK leave

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It remained sensitive to signs that inflation could stay above its target over the medium term.

From The Wall Street Journal

I've been saying for a while that Burnley have got too much to do to stay up, and it definitely isn't happening now.

From BBC

Because tech has been grown so much for so long, successful small-cap tech companies don’t stay small for long.

From Barron's

He will also stay on as chair of the board to help support a new chief executive.

From Barron's

Because tech has been grown so much for so long, successful small-cap tech companies don’t stay small for long.

From Barron's

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abide abide adjourn adjournment administration anchoring anchor anchor are arrest arrest await awaits band base basing be beam been belay bide bolster bolstering brace buttress cease ceasing cessation check columns column continues continue dawdled dawdles dawdle defer deferral deferrals deferrals deferment deferment/deferral deferments deferments delay delay delays delays depend depended derail discontinuation discontinuity downtime dwelt dwell endures endure establishes establish exist exists existed foundations found foundation go on goes on ground halt hinder hinders hold hold hold up holds holds holds up inhabiting inhabit interrupt is keep at lag lagged last lingered lingered linger linger lingers lingers lodge lodge look-in mainstays mainstay moratorium occupies occupy pause postponement procrastinate prop prop propping put off rafter remit remitted reprieve reside resides resisted resided resist resists respite rest rest rest restrain retardation revisit revisited rib shelves shelving shelve sojourn sojourn stall stanchion stand stem stemmed stick stick stood stop stop stop stop stops stops stops stops surcease support/supporter support support support supports supports supports supports suspension suspend tarry truce underpin underpinned visit visits waited wait wait waive was were went on

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