Words and phrases that have a meaning related to sustain: (175 results)
Antonyms:
contradict, negate
Often used in the same context:
maintain, survive, attain, withstand, propel, generate, recover, achieve, outlast, underpin, absorb, establish, nurture, invigorate, nourish, replicate, justify, surmount, prosper, overcome, muster, stabilize, reestablish, thrive, replenish, augment, cultivate, preserve, regain, constrain, revive, engender, energize, rekindle, persevere, build, regenerate, galvanize, restore, rejuvenate, rebuild, catalyze, retain, cope, deplete, restrain, reinvigorate, attract, manage, garner, jumpstart, produce, inspire, reabsorb, continue, ignite, stimulate, grow, falter, contribute, cripple, mobilize, fortify, strengthen, create, recapture, afford, accomplish, rouse, develop, eke, elevate, negate, reproduce, endure, recoup, spur, erode, accelerate, boost, counteract, dampen, prolong, revitalize, revivify, outpace, dislodge, curtail, capitalize, undermine, secure, reach, protect, bolster, motivate, keep, infuse, adapt, rightsize, decouple, displace, subsist
More specific:
block, brace, bracket, break up, buoy, buoy up, carry, chock, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up, demonstrate, document, keep on, patronage, pole, prop, prop up, prove, reseed, shew, shore up, show, truss, validate, verify
Appears in the definition of:
concuss, coronary failure, critical, critical mass, dead, decease, die, division, exit, expire, go, heart failure, life-support, pass, pass away, perish, pyramid scheme, supercritical, sustentacular
More general:
acknowledge, admit, bear on, carry on, cater, experience, get, have, have got, hold, ply, provide, receive, supply, take hold, undergo, uphold
Synonyms:
Also try:affirm, confirm, corroborate, hold up, keep up, substantiate, suffer, support
— Nouns for sustain: ability, release, database, development
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