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sustained
sus·tain S0925200 (sə-stān′)tr.v. sus·tained, sus·tain·ing, sus·tains 1. a. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong: sustain an effort.b. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.2. a. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for: the income needed to sustain a family.b. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage: We were sustained by her unflagging optimism.3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop: The beams sustain the weight of the roof.4. a. To bear up under; withstand: can't sustain the blistering heat.b. To experience or suffer: sustained minor injuries.5. To affirm the validity of: The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection.n. A capacity of a musical instrument to continue the resounding of a note or tone.
[Middle English sustenen, from Old French sustenir, from Latin sustinēre : sub-, from below; see sub- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
sus·tain′er n.sus·tain′ment n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sustained - maintained at length without interruption or weakening; "sustained flight"continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" | | 2. | sustained - (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs"free burningcontinuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" |
sustainedadjective continuous, constant, steady, prolonged, perpetual, unremitting, nonstop The proposals follow sustained criticism from teachers.
periodic, sporadic, intermittent, broken, irregular, spasmodic, discontinuousTranslationsEncyclopediaSeesustainLegalSeeSustainsustained
Related to sustained: Objection sustainedSynonyms for sustainedadj continuousSynonyms- continuous
- constant
- steady
- prolonged
- perpetual
- unremitting
- nonstop
Antonyms- periodic
- sporadic
- intermittent
- broken
- irregular
- spasmodic
- discontinuous
Synonyms for sustainedadj maintained at length without interruption or weakeningRelated Wordsadj (of an electric arc) continuousSynonymsRelated Words |