" sticking around "

1: as in staying, tarrying;

•  Synonyms : 

•  staying,

•  tarrying,

•  abiding,

•  biding,

•  continuing,

•  enduring,

•  holding on,

•  holding up,

•  keeping up,

•  lasting,

•  perduring,

•  persisting,

•  running on,

•  carrying through,

•  prevailing,

•  surviving,

•  lingering,

•  residual,

•  leftover,

•  remaining

•  Antonyms : 

•  abating,

•  dying (down),

•  ebbing,

•  letting up,

•  moderating,

•  subsiding,

•  waning,

•  ceasing,

•  closing,

•  concluding,

•  desisting,

•  discontinuing,

•  dying,

•  ending,

•  expiring,

•  finishing,

•  lapsing,

•  leaving off,

•  passing,

•  quitting,

•  stopping,

•  terminating,

•  winding up

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

  * e.g., " ... we stuck around afterwards to help clean up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abiding,

•  dwelling,

•  hanging around,

•  remaining,

•  staying,

•  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

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

  * e.g., " ... we stuck around afterwards to help clean up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abide,

•  dwell,

•  hang around,

•  remain,

•  stay,

•  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