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sustain
verb as in keep up, maintain
Strong matches
aid, approve, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, brace, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, convey, endorse, favor, feed, foster, lug, nourish, nurture, pack, prolong, prop, protract, ratify, relieve, supply, support, tote, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify
Weak matches
go for, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, provide for, shore up, stand by, stick up for
Example Sentences
Will the watersheds that sustain us be clean and healthy?
Now, with views of the US economy darkening, optimism about AI is getting even harder to sustain.
Do you remember her kindness Kyle; how she urged you to get some relationship help and guidance for fear that you would never be able to sustain a lasting relationship.
Cal Fire’s zones represent the fire hazard areas face: a combination of the chance of a fire reaching the area and its potential intensity — not the risk of specific properties sustaining damage in a wildfire.
It takes spending sustained time with those same people, in bathing suits no less, to realize how far apart you’ve drifted ideologically, or sympathetically.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say sustain?
To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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