Synonyms of sustained

sustained

verb

past tense of sustain

1

as in nurtured

to supply with nourishment

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurtured
• satisfied
• fed
• nourished
• filled
• satiated
• replenished
• sated
• strengthened
• suckled
• fortified
• catered
• surfeited
• nursed
• cloyed
• provisioned
• boarded
• victualed

2

as in experienced

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

sustained serious injuries in the car crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experienced
• had
• underwent
• endured
• suffered
• saw
• witnessed
• felt
• knew
• received
• encountered
• passed
• tasted
• went through
• met
• accepted
• digested
• assimilated

3

as in endured

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I won't sustain such insolence!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endured
• tolerated
• accepted
• handled
• stood
• took
• absorbed
• supported
• met
• swallowed
• countenanced
• stomached
• bore
• suffered
• stuck out
• stood for
• lumped (it)
• abided
• wore
• hacked
• pocketed
• brooked
• bode
• lived with
• sweat out
• toughed it out
• went
• permitted
• allowed
• reconciled (to)
• submitted (to)
• acquiesced
• agreed (with or to)
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• respected
• assented (to)
• capitulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• refused
• rejected
• declined
• opposed
• resisted
• repudiated
• turned down
• fought
• contested
• avoided
• escaped
• spurned
• missed
• evaded
• eluded
• combated
• bypassed
• dodged
• circumvented
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

4

as in bolstered

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

that old chair won't sustain your weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bolstered
• carried
• supported
• upheld
• stayed
• braced
• buttressed
• underpinned
• bore
• propped (up)
• undergirded
• steadied
• trussed
• shored (up)
• underlay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sustained

Right now, there’s a rare window where demand exceeds supply, premiums are sustained and farmers are ready to transition but lack access to the technical support, market certainty and transition funding that bridge conventional to viable economics. — Jeff Tkach, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Jeff Stotts, an athletic trainer who runs a site that tracks sports injuries, wrote that since 2005, just one player had sustained a torn labrum like Wallace’s and returned later that season. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

In May, Hardy sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg while attending a concert in his home state of Mississippi. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Xi has championed anti-corruption since coming to power in 2012, and has sustained a crackdown on officials going for more than a decade. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The building sustained minor damage, but outdoor tables were destroyed in the crash. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The child sustained minor injuries, and both NHTSA and the NTSB opened investigations into the collision. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026

County development and stormwater management department staff explained, should a permit be granted, that a video will be taken of the route’s condition pre-haul and then an assessment done after to determine if any damage was sustained. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

If sustained, there is an argument to be made that this will help the Fed to achieve its goal of bringing inflation down. — New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026