Quit and Remain

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Quit

Quit verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: we plan to quit the amusement park around seven tonight and then head to the diner for some food

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Synonyms for Quit

Antonyms for Quit

Remain is an antonym for quit in topics: abandon, stop doing something.

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

Remain

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: one of the three bridges known as “the London Bridge,” it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today

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Synonyms for Remain

Antonyms for Remain

Quit is an antonym for remain.

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining

Common collocations

group	quit group	remain group
time	quit time	remain time
way	quit way	remain way
money	quit money	remain money
Other words: game.

Both words in one sentence

Averted with Carmen's robots — any robots Cole has destroyed will remain destroyed, even if you saved, quit, and reload the game again.

Source: Franchise / Carmen Sandiego
Oh, and if enough soldiers remain on each side, another round ensues, with no opportunity to save or even quit to the desktop in between.

Source: Video Game / Mount & Blade
In Lego Star Wars on the Wii, there is a wonderful bug where any bonus activated will remain activated if you quit and load a different save slot.

Source: Good Bad Bugs / Action-Adventure

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