" staying "

1: as in permanent, stable;

•  Synonyms : 

•  durable,

•  enduring,

•  everlasting,

•  immortal,

•  imperishable,

•  lasting,

•  permanent,

•  stable,

•  staunch,

•  tenacious,

•  unyielding,

•  flinty,

•  leathery,

•  resilient,

•  stalwart,

•  flourishing,

•  prospering,

•  thriving,

•  cast-iron,

•  hard,

•  hard-bitten,

•  hardened,

•  hardy,

•  inured,

•  rugged,

•  stout,

•  strong,

•  sturdy,

•  tough,

•  toughened,

•  vigorous,

•  able-bodied,

•  brawny,

•  muscular,

•  fit,

•  fortified,

•  hale,

•  healthy,

•  husky,

•  lusty,

•  red-blooded,

•  robust,

•  sound,

•  strapping,

•  virile,

•  annealed,

•  seasoned,

•  tempered

•  Antonyms : 

•  delicate,

•  nonhardy,

•  soft,

•  tender,

•  weak,

•  emasculated,

•  enervated,

•  enfeebled,

•  exhausted,

•  run-down,

•  sapped,

•  wasted,

•  weakened,

•  worn,

•  worn-out,

•  crippled,

•  debilitated,

•  diseased,

•  incapacitated,

•  infirm,

•  unsound,

•  fragile,

•  frail,

•  puny,

•  resistless,

•  sensitive,

•  susceptible,

•  unresistant,

•  vulnerable,

•  yielding,

•  mortal,

•  perishable,

•  temporary,

•  transient

1: to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time;

  * e.g., " ... let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abiding,

•  dwelling,

•  hanging around,

•  remaining,

•  sticking around,

•  tarrying

•  Antonyms : 

•  bailing,

•  bailing out,

•  bugging out,

•  buzzing (off),

•  clearing off,

•  clearing out,

•  cutting out,

•  departing,

•  exiting,

•  getting off,

•  going,

•  going off,

•  leaving,

•  moving,

•  packing (up or off),

•  peeling off,

•  piking (out or off),

•  pulling out,

•  pushing off,

•  pushing on,

•  quitting,

•  shoving (off),

•  taking off,

•  vamoosing,

•  walking out

2: to bring (something) to a standstill;

  * e.g., " ... stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arresting,

•  bringing up,

•  catching,

•  checking,

•  drawing up,

•  fetching up,

•  halting,

•  holding up,

•  pulling up,

•  stalling,

•  stilling,

•  stopping

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something;

  * e.g., " ... we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  awaiting,

•  biding,

•  holding on,

•  waiting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

  * e.g., " ... beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bearing,

•  bolstering,

•  bracing,

•  buttressing,

•  carrying,

•  propping (up),

•  shoring (up),

•  supporting,

•  sustaining,

•  undergirding,

•  underpinning,

•  upholding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time;

  * e.g., " ... let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abide,

•  dwell,

•  hang around,

•  remain,

•  stick around,

•  tarry

•  Antonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  bug out,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  exit,

•  get off,

•  go,

•  go off,

•  leave,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  shove (off),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

2: to bring (something) to a standstill;

  * e.g., " ... stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrest,

•  bring up,

•  catch,

•  check,

•  draw up,

•  fetch up,

•  halt,

•  hold up,

•  pull up,

•  stall,

•  still,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something;

  * e.g., " ... we'll stay for a while longer and see if anyone shows up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  await,

•  bide,

•  hold on,

•  wait

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

  * e.g., " ... beams being used to stay the bridge while it is undergoing repairs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  bolster,

•  brace,

•  buttress,

•  carry,

•  prop (up),

•  shore (up),

•  support,

•  sustain,

•  undergird,

•  underpin,

•  uphold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in camping (out in), stopping (over);

•  Synonyms : 

•  camping (out in),

•  sojourning (at),

•  stopping (over),

•  tarrying (in),

•  calling (on or upon),

•  dropping by,

•  dropping in,

•  popping (in),

•  running (in),

•  stopping (by or in),

•  infesting,

•  invading,

•  overrunning,

•  swarming,

•  attending,

•  taking in,

•  patronizing,

•  affecting,

•  frequenting,

•  habituating,

•  hanging (at),

•  haunting,

•  resorting (to),

•  visiting

•  Antonyms : 

•  avoiding,

•  shunning,

•  dodging,

•  ducking,

•  eluding,

•  escaping,

•  eschewing,

•  evading,

•  shaking

1: the quality or trait that allows someone or something to continue to be effective, successful, popular, etc., for a long period of time;

  * e.g., " ... a long-distance runner with a lot of staying power "

•  Synonyms : 

•  might,

•  potency,

•  puissance,

•  stuff,

•  ability,

•  capability,

•  capableness,

•  capacity,

•  competence,

•  competency,

•  faculty,

•  aptitude,

•  aptness,

•  endowment,

•  equipment,

•  facility,

•  gift,

•  knack,

•  talent,

•  address,

•  adroitness,

•  deftness,

•  dexterity,

•  hand,

•  prowess,

•  skill,

•  gray matter,

•  instinct,

•  intelligence,

•  ken,

•  reason,

•  understanding,

•  adequacy,

•  effectiveness,

•  effectualness,

•  fitness,

•  form,

•  influence,

•  resourcefulness,

•  usefulness,

•  means,

•  resources,

•  wherewithal

•  Antonyms : 

•  helplessness,

•  impotence,

•  paralysis,

•  powerlessness,

•  weakness,

•  defectiveness,

•  deficiency,

•  inadequacy,

•  inadequateness,

•  ineffectiveness,

•  ineffectuality,

•  ineffectualness,

•  inefficaciousness,

•  inefficacy,

•  uselessness,

•  debilitation,

•  disablement,

•  impairment,

•  incapacitation,

•  disability,

•  inability,

•  incapability,

•  incapableness,

•  incapacity,

•  incompetence,

•  incompetency,

•  ineptitude,

•  ineptness

1: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;

  * e.g., " ... He adroitly changed the subject to stay clear of having to admit what he'd done. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoiding,

•  dodging,

•  ducking,

•  eluding,

•  escaping,

•  eschewing,

•  evading,

•  finessing,

•  getting around,

•  scaping,

•  shaking,

•  shirking,

•  shuffling (out of),

•  shunning,

•  weaseling (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;

  * e.g., " ... He adroitly changed the subject to stay clear of having to admit what he'd done. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoid,

•  dodge,

•  duck,

•  elude,

•  escape,

•  eschew,

•  evade,

•  finesse,

•  get around,

•  scape,

•  shake,

•  shirk,

•  shuffle (out of),

•  shun,

•  weasel (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)