uphold+sustain
11sustain — 1 *support, prop, bolster, buttress, brace Analogous words: *continue, persist, endure, abide: uphold, back (see SUPPORT): *prove, demonstrate Antonyms: subvert 2 *experience, un …
12sustain — sustainable, adj. sustainability, n. sustainedly /seuh stay nid lee, staynd /, adv. sustainingly, adv. sustainment, n. /seuh stayn /, v.t. 1. to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure. 2. to bear …
13uphold — verb 1) the court upheld his claim for damages Syn: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, agree to, support; champion, defend Ant: overturn, oppose 2) they ve a tradition to uphold Sy …
14uphold — verb 1) the court upheld his claim Syn: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, support, back (up) 2) they ve a tradition to uphold Syn: maintain, sustain, continue, preserve, protect …
15sustain — sus•tain [[t]səˈsteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of 2) to bear (a burden, charge, etc.) 3) to undergo or suffer (injury, loss, etc.) 4) to endure without giving way or yielding 5) to keep (a person, the …
16uphold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. maintain, sustain; champion; advocate, confirm; approve, encourage. See aid, support, demonstration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hold up] Syn. brace, buttress, prop; see support 1 . 2. [To maintain]… …
17sustain — verb 1) the balcony might not sustain the weight Syn: bear, support, carry, stand, keep up, prop up, shore up, underpin 2) her memories sustained her Syn: comfort, help, assist, enco …
18uphold — /ʌpˈhoʊld / (say up hohld) verb (t) (upheld, upholding) 1. to support, sustain, or preserve unimpaired: to uphold the old order. 2. to keep up, or keep from sinking; support. 3. to support or maintain, as by advocacy or agreement: to uphold the… …
19sustain — verb 1) her memories sustained her Syn: comfort, help, assist, encourage, support, give strength to, buoy up 2) they were unable to sustain a coalition Syn: continue, carry on, keep up …
20sustain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. bear up, support; endure; maintain, prolong, protract; nourish; corroborate, confirm, ratify, substantiate; assist. See aid, agency. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To carry] Syn. bear, support, bear on the …
