Synonyms for sustains
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : suh-steyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈsteɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for sustains Other synonyms for the word sustains
- 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 sustains
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
- The night's rest is as carefully to be fore-assured as the food that sustains you.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- This is the hope that strengthens and sustains him in his effort.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- What he cultivates is the tranquil mood that leads to slumber, and the calm that sustains it.
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- And yet as regards the physical facts of mediumship, he sustains all the investigators.
- Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
- He seizes his story at the outset, and sustains its interest to the close.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 » by Various
- But the opinion of those by whom he is surrounded approves his acts and sustains him.
- Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
- If, for a century, it sustains us, it represses us for a century.
- Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 5 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
- Then he sustains Scott, some say, for future political capital.
- Extract from : « Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 » by Adam Gurowski
- Sometimes it provokes it; always it spreads it, sustains and strengthens it.
- Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
- It sustains the frequent use of the veto, and under the name of Democracy delights in the exercise of monarchical prerogative.
- Extract from : « Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; » by William Gannaway Brownlow
Antonyms for sustains
- 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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