sustain - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

Synonyms

• get
• have
• suffer
• sustain

More generic

• experience
• get
• have
• receive

More specific

• break down
• break up
• collapse
• crack
• crack up
• cramp
• crock up

Related

• have

Verb

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Synonyms

• affirm
• confirm
• corroborate
• substantiate
• support
• sustain

More specific

• back
• back up
• demonstrate
• document
• establish
• prove
• shew
• show
• validate
• verify
• vouch

Verb

admit as valid

Synonyms

• sustain

More generic

• acknowledge
• admit

Verb

supply with necessities and support

Synonyms

• keep
• maintain
• sustain

More generic

• have
• have got
• hold

More specific

• carry
• patronage
• reseed

Verb

provide with nourishment

Synonyms

• nourish
• nurture
• sustain

More generic

• cater
• ply
• provide
• supply

More specific

• carry

Verb

be the physical support of; carry the weight of

Synonyms

• hold
• hold up
• support
• sustain

More specific

• block
• brace
• bracket
• buoy
• buoy up
• carry
• chock
• pole
• prop
• prop up
• scaffold
• shore
• shore up
• truss
• underpin

Verb

lengthen or extend in duration or space

Synonyms

• keep up
• prolong
• sustain

More generic

• bear on
• carry on
• continue
• preserve
• uphold

More specific

• continue
• keep
• keep on
• retain

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