Definition for Stay:

• To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

Synonyms for Stay:

• n.

  •
  • prop.
  •
  • arm.
  •
  • hold out.
  •
  • hold off.
  •adjournment (noun)
  • intermission,
  • interruption.
  •cessation (noun)
  • closure,
  • hiatus,
  • ending,
  • standstill,
  • stoppage,
  • abandonment,
  • termination,
  • cessation,
  • discontinuance.
  •fastener (noun)
  • clinch,
  • cotter,
  • vise,
  • bolt,
  • bracket,
  • rivet,
  • skewer,
  • brad,
  • link,
  • hook,
  • middleman,
  • mediator,
  • buckle,
  • clamp,
  • rabbet,
  • knot,
  • lace,
  • fuse,
  • hawser,
  • lock,
  • strap,
  • cement,
  • belt,
  • braid,
  • weld,
  • agent,
  • catch,
  • tack,
  • coupling,
  • pin,
  • knitting,
  • latch,
  • mucilage,
  • go-between,
  • fastening,
  • seal,
  • chain,
  • brace,
  • cinch,
  • spike,
  • string,
  • bonding,
  • ligament,
  • hasp,
  • twine,
  • Vinculum,
  • medium,
  • staple,
  • fastener,
  • clip,
  • tie,
  • connector,
  • stitch,
  • button,
  • binder,
  • hitch,
  • cincture,
  • snap,
  • paste,
  • hinge,
  • cleat,
  • suture,
  • clasp,
  • thread,
  • nail,
  • zipper,
  • bond,
  • glue,
  • binding.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • impediment,
  • disadvantage,
  • hindrance,
  • entanglement,
  • bafflement,
  • drawback,
  • hurdle,
  • obstruction,
  • entrapment,
  • impasse,
  • encumbrance,
  • deterrent,
  • barrier,
  • blockade,
  • opposition,
  • constipation,
  • constraint,
  • blockage,
  • restriction,
  • complication,
  • congestion,
  • obstacle,
  • damper,
  • resistance,
  • frustration,
  • impedance.
  •interruption (noun)
  • interlude,
  • interval.
  •mainstay (noun)
  • maintainer,
  • upholder.
  •stay (noun)
  • detain,
  • bide,
  • abide,
  • persist,
  • break,
  • halt,
  • hold,
  • stick,
  • remission,
  • stay put,
  • check.

• v.

  •abide (verb)
  • inhabit,
  • rest.
  •adjourn (verb)
  • recess,
  • hold up,
  • restrain.
  •fasten (verb)
  • weave,
  • bind,
  • zip,
  • plait,
  • knit,
  • baste,
  • lash,
  • tether,
  • sew,
  • couple,
  • connect,
  • fasten.
  •interrupt (verb)
  • postpone.
  •occupy (verb)
  • house,
  • quarter,
  • occupy,
  • reside,
  • roost,
  • billet,
  • squat,
  • colonize,
  • lodge.
  •remain (verb)
  • linger,
  • tarry,
  • prevail,
  • remain.
  •rest (verb)
  • quiet,
  • becalm,
  • stand,
  • subside,
  • mark time,
  • tranquilize,
  • slumber,
  • vegetate,
  • still,
  • stagnate,
  • settle down,
  • fix,
  • sleep,
  • calm.
  •stop (verb)
  • freeze.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • belay,
  • crutch.
  •
  • stall,
  • defer,
  • waive.
  •
  • keep back.
  •
  • maintain.
  •abide
  • hang out,
  • settle.
  •continue
  • live on,
  • keep on,
  • stay on.
  •endure
  • hold on.
  •hold up
  • set back.
  •live in
  • dwell.
  •stop
  • put a stop to.

Paraphrases for Stay:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, past tense
    Stood.

• Independent

  • Coordinating conjunction
    remain.
  • Cardinal number
    remain.
  • Adjective
    remaining, remain, stayin.
  • Proper noun, singular
    sets, remnants, Leaves, Does, remain, remains.
  • Noun, plural
    commitments, challenges, dispositions, judgements, vestiges, Saints, submarines, counterparts, residues, bits, merits, springs, rags, needs, items, guys, remnants, remains.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    permanence, hospitalisation, reprieve, remain, stint, adjournment, discontinuance, presence, moratoria, standstill, exposure, stalemate.
  • Adverb
    remain.
  • Interjection
    remain.
  • Verb, past tense
    Remained, retained, postponed, travelled, Reiterated, spent, saved, stressed, Flew, Had, raised, fell, held, Went, Worked, decided, failed, Took, Happened, needed, Wished, Got.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    sticking, spending, watching, settling, affecting, touching, touches, guarding, lying, becoming, going, lagging, surrounding, letting, according, locking, getting, running, remaining.
  • Verb, past participle
    stuck, sustained, Remained, retained, Stepped, Been, Upheld, scared, Served, raised, outdone, refined, seen, needed, Got, done.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    touches, spend, persist, remain, stayin.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    sticks, SITS, persists, lasts, lays, reiterates, spends, wanders, reserves, walks, lies, falls, lags, likes, needs, Leaves, Does, remains.
  • Verb, base form
    Parties, spend, persist, postpone, remain, discontinue, persevere, linger, stayhere, shelve, adhere, abide, withhold, defer.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Staying, stays.
  • Noun, plural
    stays.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Staying, hospitalization, permanency, stopover.
  • Adverb
    stays.

Antonyms for Stay:

• v.

  • hold in abeyance
    continue, help, support, encourage, facilitate, permit, let go, release, assist, forward, promote, further, aid, allow, forge, expedite.
  • motion
    depart.
  • wait
    complete, go, hurry, carry on, move, rush, finish, push, advance, leave.
  • Other antonyms:
    forfeit, reject, migrate, resist, shun, abandon, Forfend, avoid, journey.

Homophones for Stay:

• seated, scoot, sida, ski tow, soot, skit, sooty, steatite, sauteed, soda, soaked, shakeout, skewed, sex act, seethe, 1st, said, schist, seeded, state, sheet, Sayda, Sea god, scot, side, sext, shoddy, sagacity, scott, shock-headed, shoat, sweaty, sudate, suited, south, Saccade, saddhu, sedated, suidae, stoat, scet, sakti, scythe, shut away, sty, scut, shi'ite, sedate, sweet, seth, say hey kid, 31st, studio, six-sided, squeeze out, sheathe, situate, studded, socket, seacoast, succeed, sixtieth, soothe, shout out, shady, sewed, sagittate, stated, swath, sea chest, stow, shout, shute, sated, site, seize with teeth, stay at, sekhet, she-goat, suit, scud, scottie, sack coat, saute, sized, seedy, seized, shouted, suggest, staid, sacked, swad, sou'-east, shuteye, stet, stout, sade, sit, shiite, shaheed, set out, scatty, sth, steadied, soused, suede, sat, skagit, swede, society, 41st, shutout, sight, scad, stowaway, satiate, sita, sighted, shod, shade, shittah, stye, situated, seek out, sd, seat, squid, suite, shoed, study, swathe, see to it, statute, skeat, studied, swat, schizoid, shahadah, scid, stew, stow away, stay away, shot, sheathed, sweat, sitta, Sioux City, swot, sachet, sestet, seed, sod, sou'-west, saxist, suicide, scat, squat, sot, suck out, settee, squad, statuette, sawtooth, sou'-sou'-west, sextet, sixty, skew-eyed, set ahead, sea-duty, stowe, siesta, sought, seta, suttee, sukkoth, shasta, shadow, saxegothea, sea-coast, sect, shakti, satiety, shocked, statue, sweet tooth, satie, sesotho, shagged, set-to, set, sideway, saxe-gothea, sooth, saw-toothed, saw set, stewed, sexed, shaded, sack out, sagitta, stead, sheath, sextette, southey, sou'west, 21st, shootout, shed, sadhu, saw wood, sash weight, skid, squatty, steed, shaggy-coated, shoot, scute, ski jacket, suet, Sq Yd, Shote, sotho, saudi, suety, shadowed, suggested, sexist, 101st, skeet, scout, sad, stud, sit out, shut, see eye to eye, secede, scathe, segway ht, sett, skate, shad, sea scout, shadowy, sittidae, Suss Out, sou'-sou'-east, soddy, soweto, seaweed, seaside, sixty-two, sadhe, sweetie, scythia, sixth, sadat, steady, shut out, scd, statewide, saida, Succoth, satiated, sate.

Hypernym for Stay:

• n.

  • act
    stop, sojourn, visit, stopover, layover.
  • artifact
    backstay, forestay.
  • communication
    stay of execution.

Hyponym for Stay:

• n.

  • act
    act, human activity, deed, human action.
  • artifact
    brace, strip, bracing, slip.
  • communication
    edict, decree, order, fiat, rescript.

• v.

  • contact
    fix, fasten, secure.
  • social
    block, stop, halt, kibosh.