Sustain Synonyms and Antonyms

sə-stān
To nourish
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. maintain
  2. keep up
  3. keep
  4. nurture
  5. provide food for
  6. give food to
  7. maintain the health of
  8. keep in health
  9. nourish
  10. supply food for
  11. nurse
  12. preserve
Antonyms:
  1. neglect
  2. injure
  3. starve
To defend
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. support
  2. befriend
  3. bear
  4. favor
  5. stand by
  6. comfort
  7. carry
  8. prolong
  9. suffer
  10. side with
  11. back up
  12. stand up for
  13. have
  14. keep up
  15. get
Antonyms:
  1. discontinue
  2. stop
  3. abstain
  4. oppose
  5. hinder
  6. forsake. See syn. study at support.support
To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bolster
  2. buoy
  3. prop
  4. support
  5. uphold
Antonyms:
  1. discontinue
  2. halt
  3. stop
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. sustaining
  2. sustentative

Words Related to Sustain

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Sustain Sentence Examples

  • She sighed, no longer able to sustain her hope.

  • We don't have the people or supplies to sustain ourselves on the regular army side.

  • These passages inspire a hope, but do not sustain a certainty.

  • But his character was too weak to sustain the part.

  • But then, not being married, how could he understand what was required to sustain a marriage?

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