maintains

VERB

care for, keep up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue control cultivate finance keep manage preserve protect provide renew retain support sustain uphold

STRONG

advance conserve guard nurture perpetuate persevere prolong repair save supply

WEAK

carry on go on with keep going look after take care of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy discontinue finish give up halt hurt ignore let go neglect release stop take

STRONG

squander waste

WEAK

condemn desert discard forget

VERB

assert, claim; argue for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate declare defend emphasize hold insist say stress uphold

STRONG

affirm allege asseverate attest aver avow back champion contend correct justify persist profess protest rectify report right state vindicate

WEAK

fight for plead for stand by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon attack deny desert forget forsake quit

STRONG

conceal give up leave repudiate

WEAK

condemn discard ignore neglect

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maintains

He now maintains their relationship was limited to the movie.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Morningstar maintains its fair-value estimate on the ADRs at $160.00, adding that they are fairly valued given longer-term cyclical risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The government maintains there has been no decision to delay its introduction.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Researchers hope that this timing will help them better understand the solar dynamo, the process that creates and maintains the Sun's magnetic field.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

The nation maintains its own elected government and has twenty thousand members.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann