Synonyms for sustaining
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-steyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈsteɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for sustaining Other synonyms for the word sustaining
- abide
- aid
- approve
- back
- bankroll
- bear
- bear up under
- bear with
- befriend
- brace
- brook
- buttress
- carry
- comfort
- confirm
- convey
- digest
- encounter
- endorse
- favor
- feed
- foster
- go
- go for
- hang in
- keep alive
- keep from falling
- keep going
- know
- lend a hand
- live with
- lug
- nourish
- nurture
- pack
- 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
Définition of sustaining
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
- This would be a sustaining capacity of 48 pounds per horsepower.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Power of sustentation; the quality of sustaining a weight in the air.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- They might have fancied they were sustaining a siege, so great were the noise and the discomfort.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- It was like the exhaustion of a battery, the collapse of the sustaining power.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- The great point is not to fail in ordering and sustaining the effort of our life.
- Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
- Sustaining her, he lost himself in the profound silence of the night.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- And I fear I wearied her with my reasons for not sustaining it.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- There were many nursing mothers, but all were sustaining more than their own.
- Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
- Anything that has the quality of sustaining life, as a food.
- Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen » by Roger Finlay
- The heir has the advantage of sustaining his ancestor's and the right is acquired.
- Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Antonyms for sustaining
- 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
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