remainder vs rest

rest vs remainder

remainder and rest both are nouns.

remainder and rest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
remainder	Yes	No	Yes	No
rest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, remainder and rest are synonyms defined as:

remainder and rest: something left after other parts have been taken away

Other synonyms of remainder include balance, residual, residue, residuum.

remainder (noun)	rest (noun)
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend	a support on which things can be put
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor	a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
something left after other parts have been taken away	something left after other parts have been taken away
	a state of inaction
	euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
	a pause for relaxation

remainder (verb)	rest (verb)
sell cheaply as remainders	be at rest
	stay the same; remain in a certain state
	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
	give a rest to
	not move; be in a resting position
	sit, as on a branch
	rest on or as if on a pillow
	put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
	be inactive, refrain from acting
	have a place in relation to something else
	be inherent or innate in

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