Synonyms of sustaining

sustaining 1 of 2

verb

present participle of sustain

1

as in nurturing

to supply with nourishment

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nurturing
• satisfying
• feeding
• nourishing
• filling
• replenishing
• strengthening
• suckling
• fortifying
• satiating
• catering
• sating
• nursing
• provisioning
• boarding
• cloying
• surfeiting
• victualling
• victualing

2

as in experiencing

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

sustained serious injuries in the car crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experiencing
• undergoing
• enduring
• having
• seeing
• knowing
• feeling
• suffering
• witnessing
• receiving
• passing
• going through
• tasting
• encountering
• accepting
• meeting
• assimilating
• digesting

3

as in enduring

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I won't sustain such insolence!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enduring
• tolerating
• standing
• handling
• accepting
• taking
• bearing
• absorbing
• supporting
• stomaching
• swallowing
• abiding
• meeting
• wearing
• living with
• sticking out
• hacking
• countenancing
• pocketing
• standing for
• biding
• lumping (it)
• going
• suffering
• brooking
• sweating out
• permitting
• allowing
• toughing it out
• respecting
• reconciling (to)
• acquiescing
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• consenting (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• assenting (to)
• capitulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declining
• refusing
• rejecting
• dismissing
• fighting
• opposing
• resisting
• combating
• repudiating
• contesting
• avoiding
• combatting
• turning down
• missing
• escaping
• evading
• spurning
• bypassing
• eluding
• circumventing
• dodging
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

4

as in supporting

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

that old chair won't sustain your weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supporting
• carrying
• bolstering
• upholding
• staying
• underpinning
• bracing
• buttressing
• bearing
• undergirding
• underlying
• propping (up)
• shoring (up)
• steadying
• trussing

sustaining

2 of 2

noun

as in support

Related Words

• support
• preserving
• maintenance
• custody
• guardianship
• preservation
• keep
• conservation
• upkeep
• conservancy
• safeguarding
• care
• conserving
• protection
• guarding
• defense
• safekeeping
• sustentation
• care and feeding

Dissimilar Words

• ignoring
• negligence
• neglect
• disregard
• injury
• destruction
• harm
• damage
• inattention
• hurt
• demolition
• ruin
• dereliction
• ruination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sustaining

Noun

In practice, sustaining it daily is where most leaders fall short. —Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

The Governors' path to an upset lies in controlling tempo, sustaining drives, and forcing the Blue Raiders into mistakes. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

Earlier, in May this year, at the Wendelstein 7-X facility in Germany, scientists set a world record for sustaining a fusion-grade plasma at high performance over an extended time. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025

Deluca died within seconds of being shot, while Kaye, a music composer, died minutes after sustaining her gunshot wounds, the death certificates further revealed. —Sean Mandell, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025

The idea of Matos actually sustaining his hot streak is more than a baseball acorn to dig out of the winter tundra. —Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

The sun's relatively calm nature may have even helped make Earth capable of sustaining life, the new study suggests. —Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025

Three firefighters were injured in the blast, with one sustaining severe burns to the hands and arms. —Doc Louallen, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2025

To do so, the agency recommended sustaining California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of fuels, decrease petroleum dependency and achieve air quality gains. —Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025