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100 Best Synonyms for “Stay”

July 25, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abide remain or live somewhere
2. adjourn pause a meeting until later
3. anchor secure firmly in place
4. arrest stop development or movement
5. await wait for something
6. back support or endorse
7. base station in a particular place
8. berth moor or lodge temporarily
9. bide wait patiently for a time
10. billet lodge soldiers or guests
11. board live with meals provided
12. bolster support or strengthen
13. brace support and hold steady
14. bunk sleep somewhere temporarily
15. buttress support or reinforce
16. camp stay outdoors in temporary shelter
17. carry on continue doing something
18. cease stop happening or acting
19. check stop or slow progress
20. continue go on without stopping
21. curb restrain or control
22. delay make something happen later
23. detain keep someone from leaving
24. dock bring a vessel to stay
25. dwell live in a place
26. encamp set up camp and stay
27. endure continue despite difficulty
28. fasten attach firmly in place
29. fix fasten firmly in place
30. go on continue or proceed
31. ground keep from flying or leaving
32. halt stop moving or acting
33. hang about remain idly in a place
34. hang around remain idly nearby
35. hang back remain behind or hesitate
36. hang on wait or continue holding
37. harbor give shelter or refuge
38. hide stay out of sight
39. hold keep in place or delay
40. hole up hide or stay secluded
41. impede slow or obstruct progress
42. keep cause to remain or continue
43. lag fall or remain behind
44. last continue for a period
45. lie remain flat or situated
46. linger remain longer than expected
47. live make your home somewhere
48. lodge stay temporarily in accommodation
49. loiter remain idly in a place
50. lurk remain hidden nearby
51. maintain keep in an existing state
52. make camp set up and stay outdoors
53. moor secure a boat in place
54. nest settle comfortably in a place
55. nestle settle snugly or comfortably
56. outlast remain longer than another
57. overnight stay for one night
58. park leave or place temporarily
59. pause stop briefly before continuing
60. perch sit or rest in one place
61. persevere continue despite obstacles
62. persist continue firmly or stubbornly
63. plod on continue slowly and steadily
64. preserve keep unchanged or safe
65. press on continue despite difficulty
66. prevail continue to exist or succeed
67. put up stay temporarily somewhere
68. quarter lodge people in accommodation
69. reinforce strengthen or support
70. remain continue in the same place or state
71. repose rest or lie calmly
72. reside live somewhere permanently or officially
73. rest stop activity and relax
74. restrain hold back or control
75. retain keep possession or control of
76. room live in rented accommodation
77. roost settle or rest for the night
78. settle make a place your home
79. shelter stay protected from danger or weather
80. sit remain seated or positioned
81. sleep stay overnight somewhere
82. sojourn stay somewhere for a short time
83. stall delay or stop progress
84. stand remain upright or in place
85. stick remain in place or continue
86. stop stay briefly during a journey
87. suspend stop temporarily
88. tarry delay or remain awhile
89. underpin support from below
90. unwind relax and rest
91. uphold support or maintain
92. vacation spend a holiday somewhere
93. visit stay briefly as a guest
94. wait remain until something happens
95. wallow remain immersed in something
96. wedge fix firmly in place
97. winter spend the winter somewhere
98. withhold hold back or refrain from giving
99. withstand resist without giving way
100. work on continue doing something

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