Related Words for sustain

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maintain
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Verb, Verb
support
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Verb, Verb, Noun
keep
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Noun, Verb
get
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Verb, Verb
hold
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Verb, Verb, Noun
substantiate
x/xx
Noun, Verb
confirm
x/
Verb, Verb
affirm
x/
Verb, Verb
have
/
Verb, Verb
prolong
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Verb, Verb
corroborate
x/xx
Verb, Verb
suffer
/x
Verb, Verb
nurture
/x
Verb, Verb, Noun
nourish
/x
Noun, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
keep up
//
Phrase, Verb
survive
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Verb
cultivate
/xx
Verb
generate
/xx
Verb
withstand
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Verb
augment
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Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
preservation
xx/x
Noun
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
strengthen
/x
Verb
enhance
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Verb
build
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Verb
produce
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Verb
attain
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Verb
induce
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Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
promote
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Verb
propel
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Verb
create
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Verb
elevate
/xx
Verb
achieve
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Verb
perpetuate
x/xx
Verb
underpin
/xx
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
retain
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Verb
stimulate
/xx
Verb
recover
x/x
Verb
protect
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Verb
accelerate
x/xx
Verb
grow
/
Verb
procure
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Verb
endure
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Verb
bolster
/x
Noun
amplify
/xx
Verb
thrive
/
Verb
improve
x/
Verb
safeguard
/x
Noun
manage
/x
Verb
replenish
x/x
Verb
revive
x/
Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
boost
/
Noun
reduce
x/
Verb
operate
/xx
Verb
deplete
x/
Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb
energize
/xx
Verb
catalyze
/xx
Verb
justify
/xx
Verb
reinvigorate
xx/xx
Verb
enrich
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Verb
invigorate
x/xx
Verb
carry
/x
Verb
fortify
/xx
Verb
absorb
x/
Verb
regenerate
x/xx
Noun
conducive
x/x
Adjective
reestablish
xx/x
Verb
regain
x/
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
compensate
/xx
Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
undermine
/xx
Verb
uphold
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Verb
attenuate
x/xx
Verb
outlast
/x
Verb
adapt
x/
Verb
increase
x/
Noun
restrain
x/
Verb
undergird
/x/
Verb
maximize
/xx
Verb
heal
/
Verb
propagate
/xx
Verb
stabilise
/xx
Verb
mobilize
/xx
Verb
engender
x/x
Verb
raise
/
Verb
inflict
x/
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
steady
/x
Adjective
destroy
x/
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb
consolidate
x/xx
Verb
intensify
x/xx
Verb
infuse
x/
Verb
exert
x/
Verb
diversify
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Verb
counteract
/xx
Verb
transform
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Verb
mitigate
/xx
Verb
inspire
x/
Verb
diminish
x/x
Verb
sustainable
x/xx
Noun
restore
x/
Verb
differentiate
xx/xx
Verb
jeopardize
/xx
Verb
affect
x/
Verb
adequate
/xx
Adjective
conserve
x/
Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb
outlive
x/
Verb
satisfy
/xx
Verb
enough
x/
Adjective
penetrate
/xx
Verb
modulate
/xx
Verb
insure
x/
Verb
optimize
/xx
Verb
motivate
/xx
Verb
foster
/x
Name
deepen
/x
Verb
solidify
x/xx
Verb
revitalize
x/xx
Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
ignite
x/
Verb
garner
/x
Name
attract
x/
Verb
necessary
/xxx
Adjective
fulfill
x/
Verb
underwrite
/xx
Verb
accumulate
x/xx
Verb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
lasting
/x
Adjective
expand
x/
Verb
subsist
x/
Verb
enforce
x/
Verb
transcend
x/
Verb
sustenance
/xx
Noun
effectuate
x/xx
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
extend
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
obliterate
x/xx
Verb
outpace
/x
Verb
galvanize
/xx
Verb
devastate
/xx
Verb
annihilate
x/xx
Verb
reach
/
Noun
enliven
x/x
Verb
imbue
x/
Verb
bring
/
Verb
continuing
x/xx
Verb
characterize
/xxx
Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
necessitate
x/xx
Verb
construct
x/
Verb
defend
x/
Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
struggling
/xx
Verb
substantial
x/x
Adjective
hinder
/x
Verb
subsidize
/xx
Verb
consistent
x/x
Adjective
obtain
x/
Verb
reinforce
xx/
Verb
impair
x/
Verb
amass
x/
Verb
scaffold
/x
Noun
persist
x/
Verb
hold together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
keep at
//
Phrase, Verb
stay
/
Verb
keep on
//
Phrase, Verb
upkeep
/x
Noun
live
/
Verb
aliment
xxx
Noun
succeed
x/
Verb
keep going
//x
Phrase, Verb
stand
/
Noun
hang in
/x
Phrase, Verb
carry on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
live on
//
Phrase, Verb
indefinitely
x/xxx
Adverb
veto
/x
Noun
combustion
x/x
Noun
oscillation
xx/x
Noun
accompany
x/xx
Verb
afford
x/
Verb
allege
x/
Verb
arguable
/xxx
Adjective
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backstop
/x
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
block
/
Noun, Verb
brace
/
Noun, Verb
bracket
/x
Noun, Verb
break up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
buoy
/x
Noun, Verb
buttress
/x
Noun, Verb
chock
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
claim
/
Noun, Verb
collapse
x/
Noun, Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
contend
x/
Verb
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
contradict
xx/
Verb
cope
/
Verb, Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crack up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
document
/xx
Noun, Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
endorse
x/
Verb, Noun
ensure
x/
Verb
feed
/
Noun, Verb
finance
x/
Noun, Verb
fission
/x
Noun, Verb
fraudulently
/xxx
Adverb
fuel
/x
Noun, Verb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
incur
x/
Verb
lame
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
maintenance
/xx
Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
negate
x/
Verb
patronage
/xx
Noun, Verb
persevere
xx/
Verb
pole
/
Noun, Verb
prop
/
Noun, Verb
prop up
//
Phrase, Verb
prosecute
/xx
Verb
prove
/
Verb, Noun
pursue
x/
Verb
remain
x/
Verb, Noun
resist
x/
Verb, Noun
retention
x/x
Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
shew
/
Verb, Noun
shore up
//
Phrase, Verb
shoulder
/x
Noun, Verb
show
/
Verb, Noun
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
subsistence
x/x
Noun
truss
/
Noun, Verb
undergo
xx/
Verb
underlie
xx/
Verb
validate
/xx
Verb
verify
/xx
Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
anymore
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Adverb