STAYED Synonyms: 170 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of stay

as in remained

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining

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as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed

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as in waited

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up

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as in visited

to reside as a temporary guest let's stay at a quaint inn rather than at some generic motel

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stayed

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verb (2)

past tense of stay

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs

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Recent Examples of stayed

Verb

Even if El Niño’s temperature swings stayed exactly the same magnitude, its floods and droughts would still get worse in a warmer world because the hotter atmosphere holds more water vapor. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Another favorite is the Gritti Palace, where everyone from Brad Pitt to Elizabeth Taylor has stayed. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Following his Summer Simcha speech, El-Sayed stayed to speak with a long line of Jews who came up to share their concerns. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Lufkin went on to become the manager of the North Cascades Smokejumper Base, one of the country’s first, and stayed for decades. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The band's social presence, while not flashy, has stayed consistent across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and its website, anchored by a pre-save link for the album and steady single rollout content. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Last summer, Alabama Shakes went on tour for the first time since 2017, and have stayed at it. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026 Truckee’s gauge stayed dry even as radar showed showers over the Martis Valley to produce some patchy fog there early Saturday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Qantas said demand for international travel remained strong, with both Qantas and its low-cost carrier Jetstar increasing capacity and unit revenue, although higher fuel costs weighed on international earnings.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The style remained wildly popular into the 1930s and early 1940s, ultimately becoming a wardrobe staple.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

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Group argued construction could be irreversible The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the ballroom, had told the justices that the project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Bilt, for its part, said the issue had to do with an earlier iteration of its credit cards that had stopped accepting customers.

— Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

After a police report said Hickerson and his brother, Zach, were at the South Carolina townhouse when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities, Brian was visited by police.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Soon after trainer Dave Groeschner visited the mound, Whisenhunt left the game and returned to the Giants’ clubhouse.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of visited

Verb

The woman was able to leave the residence before officers arrived and was later taken to Aurora Medical Center in Burlington for injuries sustained in the assault.

— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Absent new domestic discoveries of the scale and accessibility needed to replace them, overall production could not be sustained.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of sustained

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Today, a federal court halted it before this administration could wreak havoc on our elections.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The near miss raised questions about why the commercial flight was cleared for takeoff while Marine One was preparing to depart, a period when airline traffic is typically halted around presidential helicopter operations.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

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Norman carried his district and the upstate, where the Grahams were raised and where conservative voters had been most critical of the late senator.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Ukraine resumed drone attacks on Moscow overnight into Wednesday morning, the city's Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said, hours after the departure of the plane that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow for an unannounced visit on Tuesday morning.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried

Verb

Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz blocked.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Settlement talks in that litigation appear to have stalled after Bonta canceled a session scheduled for Monday.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026