All sustain synonyms
susΒ·tain
S s verb sustain
- carry β If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- energise β Alternative form of energize.
- lend a hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- go against β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- housed β a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- ought β a cipher (0); zero.
- accommodate β If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- buttress β Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
- fall on β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fortify β to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- angeled β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- energize β Give vitality and enthusiasm to.
- case out β an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- encounter β Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
- fuel β combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
- firmed β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- gas up β Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- hold to β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- innervate β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- have β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- bolster β If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
- foster β to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
- check up β If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
- eyeballed β Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- back β If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- go with β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- goosed β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- make a stand β to take a position for defense or opposition
- live on β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- firming β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- go to the mat β a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- hang in β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- make a living β earn money
- handed β of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- come on to β When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
- freighted β goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- afford β If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
- ballasted β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
adv sustain
- beneficially β conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
adjective sustain
- abased β (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
adverb sustain
- gainfully β In a gainful manner; profitably.