Synonyms and Antonyms of sustain

synonym (synonym of sustain)

  • (verb.stative)
    keep up, prolong
    lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.body)
    get, have, suffer
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    nourish, nurture
    provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    keep, maintain
    supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    hold, hold up, support
    be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
     

antonym (antonym of sustain)

  • (verb.cognition)
    contradict, negate
    prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition)
     

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

  • admit as valid (verb.communication)
    acknowledge, admit
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of (verb.communication)
     
  • lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     
  • provide with nourishment (verb.consumption)
    cater, ply, provide, supply
    give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption)
     
  • supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
    have, have got, hold
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)
     
  • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)
    experience, get, have, receive
    go through (mental or physical states or experiences) (verb.perception)
     

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

  • be the physical support of; carry the weight of (verb.contact)
    scaffold
    provide with a scaffold for support (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    block
    support, secure, or raise with a block (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chock
    support on chocks (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    buoy, buoy up
    keep afloat (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pole
    support on poles (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bracket
    support with brackets (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    underpin
    support from beneath (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    prop, prop up, shore, shore up
    support by placing against something solid or rigid (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    truss
    support structurally (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    brace
    support by bracing (verb.contact)
     
  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
    back, back up
    establish as valid or genuine (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    vouch
    give supporting evidence (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    verify
    confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show
    establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    document
    support or supply with references (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    validate
    prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition)
     
  • lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
    continue, keep, keep on, retain
    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
     
  • 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)
     
  • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)
    break down, collapse
    collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    cramp
    suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up
    suffer a nervous breakdown (verb.emotion)
     

verb group (sustain is verb group of ....)

  • (verb.body)
    have
    suffer from; be ill with (verb.body)
     

derivation (.... is derived from sustain)

synonym antonym hypernym hyponym verb group derivation keep up prolong get have nourish nurture contradict negate experience get acknowledge admit have have got break down collapse cramp break up back back up have diseased person sick person proof substantiation documentation support
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. keep up, prolong . get, have, suffer . nourish, nurture . keep, maintain . hold, hold up, support . affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support . contradict, negate . acknowledge, admit . bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold . cater, ply, provide, supply . have, have got, hold . experience, get, have, receive . scaffold . block . chock . buoy, buoy up . pole . bracket . underpin . prop, prop up, shore, shore up . truss . brace . back, back up . vouch . verify . demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show . document . validate . continue, keep, keep on, retain . patronage . reseed . carry . break down, collapse . cramp . break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up . have . support, supporting . garter, supporter . holder . support . proof, substantiation, validation . documentation, support . affirmation . check, confirmation, substantiation, verification . confirmation . certification, corroboration, documentation . affirmable, assertable . collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying . sustainable, sustainable . lengthening, perpetuation, prolongation, protraction . continuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction . maintainer, sustainer, upholder . nurturance . aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals . alimental, alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive . sustainable . maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep . bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance . maintenance . diseased person, sick person, sufferer


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