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sustains

VERB

keep up, maintain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assist bolster buoy continue defend help nurse preserve save

STRONG

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

go for keep alive keep from falling keep going lend a hand provide for shore up stand by stick up for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

harm hinder hurt obstruct stop

STRONG

abbreviate condemn contradict deny deprive disagree disapprove discourage disprove hold ignore injure invalidate keep let down let go maintain neglect oppose refuse reject shorten starve take trouble veto weaken

WEAK

abstain discontinue halt

VERB

endure, experience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feel have see suffer tolerate undergo withstand

STRONG

abide bear brook digest encounter go know stand stomach

WEAK

bear up under bear with hang in live with put up with stand up to take it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow

STRONG

avoid evade misunderstand refuse reject shun stop surrender

WEAK

abstain discontinue halt

Example Sentences

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Every profile and attempt to “explain” him risks becoming part of the very feedback loop that sustains him.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

More and more, human rights experts, lawyers, even some celebrities are joining Iranians in condemning the lazy rhetoric that sustains Iran’s dictators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Lucid, the Bay Area-based automaker that sells luxury electric vehicles, is laying off 319 workers as it sustains billions of dollars in losses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

It sustains that model through multiple visits to the site, and it’s helping match that model to inventory.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel