Synonyms of sustain

sustain

verb

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
• sate
• fill
• satiate
• strengthen
• fortify
• cater
• suckle
• provision
• board
• surfeit
• cloy
• nurse
• victual

2

as in to experience

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

sustained serious injuries in the car crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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4

as in to support

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

that old chair won't sustain your weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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