MAINTAINS Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

maintains

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present tense third-person singular of maintain

as in preserves

to keep in good condition he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby

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as in defends

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges

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as in supports

to pay the living expenses of we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse

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as in argues

to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes

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as in insists

to state as a fact usually forcefully he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors

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Recent Examples of maintains The upswing in Colorado’s discipline wasn’t seen to the same degree nationwide, said Jimmy Adams, executive director of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, can organization that maintains a nationwide database of teacher license actions. —

Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 The Center for Retirement Research maintains a National Retirement Risk Index, which estimates how many workers are at risk of not keeping up their standard of living in retirement. —

Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 7 June 2026 Pashinyan has spoken on several occasions about the need for a balanced foreign policy ensuring Armenia maintains good relations with the United States, Europe and Russia, as well as regional powers such as Turkey and Iran. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 The indictment maintains that, as part of a criminal enterprise, Jones and Dowling carried out a large-scale covert scheme between 2010 and 2021 to bribe state officials and to illegally advance FirstEnergy's financial interests alongside their own. —

CBS News, 7 June 2026 False impression Attorney Gregg Lombardi, who has been involved with the neighborhood for years and maintains an office near Lykins Square Park, in the heart of the community, lamented the killing for those involved, but also for the neighborhood. —

Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026 Prosecutors said the killings were tied to Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a transnational gang that maintains a presence in Los Angeles through smaller groups, or cliques, including in the San Fernando Valley and around MacArthur Park. —

Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 6 June 2026 These advanced technologies ensure the router maintains a high data throughput and more stable performance, even when in a congested network. —

Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. —

Data Skrive, New York Times, 31 May 2026

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An amendment to the city’s nutrition center budget, which preserves the program’s daily meal cap at 250 rather than reducing it to 200 as per staff recommendation, sparked the meeting’s sharpest exchanges.

— Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Nearby, Grand Portage National Monument preserves a historical center of fur trade activity and Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026