Synonyms & related words for stays

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of stays. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to stays

Explore words related to stays — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include staying, stayed, remain, corset, keeps, jackstay, abider, linger. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does stays come from?

The word stays breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root stay-, from Latin sto (“stand”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.