Antonyms for sustain
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-steyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈsteɪn |
- abbreviate
- abstain
- avoid
- condemn
- contradict
- deny
- deprive
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discontinue
- discourage
- disprove
- evade
- halt
- harm
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- invalidate
- keep
- let down
- let go
- maintain
- misunderstand
- neglect
- obstruct
- oppose
- refuse
- reject
- shorten
- shun
- starve
- stop
- surrender
- take
- trouble
- veto
- weaken
Definition of sustain
Origin :- late 13c., from Old French sustenir "hold up, endure," from Latin sustinere "hold up, support, endure," from sub "up from below" (see sub-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Sustained; sustaining.
- verb keep up, maintain
- verb endure, experience
- Gotleib contended that Arledge could sustain the reduction required.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- You have summoned me in my weakness; you must sustain me by your strength.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- God helping me, I will not fail them, if they will but counsel and sustain me!
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Do you assist me, comfort me, sustain me in dreadful situation?
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The voice which calls upon us to sustain them is the voice of God.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- No affection can sustain these hourly trials of suspicion and reproach.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I had the sense of an inherited character to sustain in the new order of things.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- He tried at first to sustain their gaze, but was unable to do so.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various
- Surely, sir, you cannot sustain Mr. Truck in his extraordinary conduct!
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- He was a man of honour, and could not sustain his misfortune.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
Synonyms for sustain
- abide
- aid
- approve
- assist
- back
- bankroll
- bear
- bear up under
- bear with
- befriend
- bolster
- brace
- brook
- buoy
- buttress
- carry
- comfort
- confirm
- continue
- convey
- defend
- digest
- encounter
- endorse
- favor
- feed
- feel
- foster
- go
- go for
- hang in
- have
- help
- keep alive
- keep from falling
- keep going
- know
- lend a hand
- live with
- lug
- nourish
- nurse
- nurture
- pack
- preserve
- prolong
- prop
- protract
- provide for
- put up with
- ratify
- relieve
- save
- see
- shore up
- stand
- stand by
- stand up to
- stick up for
- stomach
- suffer
- supply
- support
- take it
- tolerate
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- undergo
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- withstand
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