leftover

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adjective

Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

“Not leftovers again!”

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oddmentscrapsleft overleftoddremainingunexpendedunexhausted
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Meanings

adjectiveleftover (not comparable)

alternative left over · alternative left-over

  1. not comparableRemaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

    Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?

    1 more example

    I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.

nounleftover (plural leftovers)

plural leftovers · alternative left over · alternative left-over

  1. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

    It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.

    Synonyms: oddment

  2. in pluralusuallyRemaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

    Not leftovers again!

    1 more example

    The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.

    Synonyms: scraps

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething left behind; an excess or remainder.

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oddment

nounRemaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

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scraps

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot used up

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left overleftoddremainingunexpendedunexhausted

nouna small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

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remnant
Broader
remainderbalanceresidual
Also see
laveleftoddortrelicremainderremainingremnantscrapunexhaustedunexpended

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 殘餘 /残余
  • 殘餘 /残余 (cányú)something left behind
Dutch kliekje, restant
  • kliekjeremaining, left behind
  • restantremaining, left behind
Finnish tähteeksi jäänyt, tähde
  • tähteeksi jäänytremaining, left behind
  • tähdesomething left behind
French restant, restante
  • restantremaining, left behind
  • restanteremaining, left behind
  • restesomething left behind
German übrig, übergeblieben
  • übrigremaining, left behind
  • übergebliebenremaining, left behind
  • Restsomething left behind
Greek υπόλοιπα
  • υπόλοιπα (ypóloipa)remaining, left behind
Hindi अवशेष, अवशेष
  • अवशेष (avśeṣ)remaining, left behind
  • अवशेष (avśeṣ)something left behind
Italian avanzato, avanzo
  • avanzatoremaining, left behind
  • avanzosomething left behind
  • rimanenzasomething left behind
  • residuosomething left behind
Japanese 残り, 贏余
  • 残り (nokori)something left behind
  • 贏余 (eiyo)something left behind
Latin residuus
  • residuusremaining, left behind
Māori toenga
  • toengasomething left behind
Norwegian Bokmål matrest
  • matrestsomething left behind
Polish pozostały, pozostałość
  • pozostałyremaining, left behind
  • pozostałośćsomething left behind
Portuguese reservada, conservada
  • reservadaremaining, left behind
  • conservadaremaining, left behind
  • restanteremaining, left behind
  • deixadaremaining, left behind
  • deixadoremaining, left behind
  • sobrasomething left behind
Russian оста́вшийся, оста́ток
  • оста́вшийся (ostávšijsja)remaining, left behind
  • оста́ток (ostátok)something left behind
  • объе́дки (obʺjédki)something left behind
Spanish sobrante, sobrado
  • sobranteremaining, left behind
  • sobradoremaining, left behind
  • sobrasomething left behind
  • restosomething left behind
  • retallónsomething left behind
Turkish artık yemek, artakalan
  • artık yemekremaining, left behind
  • artakalanremaining, left behind
  • fazladanremaining, left behind
  • kalan, artan (yemek)something left behind
Cite this entry
APA

leftover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftover

MLA

“leftover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftover. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leftover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftover.

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