Synonyms of sustain

sustain

verb

sə-ˈstān 

1

as in to nurture

to supply with nourishment

a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurture
• satisfy
• nourish
• feed
• replenish
• fill
• sate
• satiate
• strengthen
• suckle
• fortify
• cater
• provision
• surfeit
• cloy
• nurse
• board
• victual

2

as in to undergo

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

sustained serious injuries in the car crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undergo
• experience
• endure
• have
• see
• feel
• suffer
• know
• witness
• taste
• receive
• pass
• go through
• encounter
• meet
• accept
• assimilate
• digest

3

as in to endure

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I won't sustain such insolence!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endure
• tolerate
• stand
• handle
• accept
• take
• absorb
• bear
• support
• meet
• stomach
• abide
• swallow
• wear
• countenance
• stand for
• live with
• stick out
• lump (it)
• hack
• suffer
• brook
• go
• allow
• tough it out
• bide
• sweat out
• permit
• pocket
• reconcile (to)
• respect
• yield (to)
• acquiesce
• submit (to)
• agree (with or to)
• consent (to)
• capitulate
• assent (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• dismiss
• resist
• fight
• oppose
• repudiate
• avoid
• combat
• escape
• contest
• evade
• spurn
• miss
• turn down
• circumvent
• bypass
• elude
• refrain (from)
• dodge
• forbear
• abstain (from)

4

as in to carry

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

that old chair won't sustain your weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carry
• support
• bolster
• stay
• uphold
• underpin
• bear
• buttress
• undergird
• steady
• brace
• shore (up)
• underlie
• prop (up)
• truss

Examples of sustain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first floor of their home and Hally’s car had already sustained storm surge damage during Hurricane Helene. —Jordan Brown, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024

Nadine has 50 mph sustained winds and is moving west at 8 mph. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2024

Rogers was just the latest artist to pay homage to Payne, who died following a fall from the third-floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, sustaining multiple, mortal injuries. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024

Four adjacent units sustained light smoke damage but were habitable. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024

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