Synonyms and Antonyms of maintain

synonym (synonym of maintain)

  • (verb.stative)
    hold, keep
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    conserve, keep up, preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    keep, sustain
    supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    assert, asseverate
    state categorically (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    exert, wield
    have and exercise (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    keep
    maintain for use and service (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    defend
    state or assert (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    uphold
    support against an opponent (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    keep, observe
    stick to correctly or closely (verb.cognition)
     

also (also)

hypernym (maintain IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
    keep
    look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession)
     
  • maintain by writing regular records (verb.communication)
    enter, put down, record
    make a record of; set down in permanent form (verb.communication)
     
  • maintain for use and service (verb.possession)
    have, have got, hold, have, have got, hold
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)
     
  • state categorically (verb.communication)
    insist, take a firm stand
    be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge (verb.communication)
     
  • state or assert (verb.communication)
    affirm
    say yes to (verb.communication)
     
  • supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
    have, have got, hold
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)
     
  • support against an opponent (verb.communication)
    confirm, reassert
    strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF maintain relation)

  • keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
    pressurise, pressurize
    maintain a certain pressure (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    hold over
    keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    conserve
    keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    preserve
    keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    distance
    keep at a distance (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    housekeep
    maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household (verb.stative)
     
  • keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
    embalm
    preserve a dead body (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    plastinate
    preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    hold the line
    hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant (verb.possession)
     
  • state categorically (verb.communication)
    allege, aver, say
    report or maintain (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    predicate, proclaim
    affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of (verb.communication)
     
  • state or assert (verb.communication)
    vindicate
    maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication)
     
  • supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
    patronage
    support by being a patron of (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    reseed
    maintain by seeding without human intervention (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    carry
    keep up with financial support (verb.stative)
     
  • support against an opponent (verb.communication)
    justify, vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from maintain)

synonym also hypernym hyponym derivation hold keep conserve keep up sustain assert keep down number delay detain isolate keep apart confirm reassert insist take a firm stand affirm enter justify vindicate allege aver predicate proclaim observance observation notice reflection maintainer sustainer
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