SUSTAINED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

sustained

verb

Definition of sustained

past tense of sustain

as in nurtured

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

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as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it sustained serious injuries in the car crash

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as in endured

to put up with (something painful or difficult) I won't sustain such insolence!

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as in bolstered

to hold up or serve as a foundation for that old chair won't sustain your weight

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Recent Examples of sustained This very serious injury was what was sustained by several riders after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, including two who required emergency brain surgery. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Williams originally sustained the injury late in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to Minnesota, pulling up lame on a fourth-quarter scramble toward the end zone before being carted off in visible tears. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 One of Walsh's friends suffered a punctured lung, while the other sustained a gash extending from his ear to his chin. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Hurley said her apartment sustained water damage and has mildew. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 One firefighter sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 And once quarterback Trent Green sustained a concussion in Week 5 the offense became anemic with Cleo Lemon and John Beck at the helm. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Joaquín Ruano’s drama traces a relationship unfolding amid escalating tensions with Romero’s fellow guards, using violence as an ever-present pressure that exposes what the characters attempt to conceal and what can no longer be sustained. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 For hours, the storm had sustained winds of 60 mph and greater and gusts of at least 70 mph, NWS meteorologists said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

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Parking was no more than $5 — that would be $10 today, after inflation — and the Dodgers nurtured the next generation of fans by offering free tickets to A students and a kids’ fan club that included six tickets for $2.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
As the youngest of four boys in a soccer-loving family, he was nurtured for moments like this one.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of nurtured

Verb

People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Kyiv has said that drones relying on the service stopped working at speeds above 100 mph, and also experienced disruptions when flying at lower speeds.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of experienced

Verb

In last year’s World Series, Ohtani had endured hitting slumps, too, but his teammates compensated with timely contributions to earn a second consecutive title.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Fittingly, in the ninth, Ashby endured a 110-mph out from Tommy Edman and an obliterating 108-mph line drive from Kiké Hernández that was caught for an out.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of endured

Verb

The original show’s international profile has now been further bolstered by its shoot in Japan, where the series has become such a huge hit that setting part of Season 7 in Tokyo was a natural next step.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Such moves have been bolstered by tens of billions of dollars in new funding from Congress.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bolstered

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One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Both events revealed that the old models of long- and short-duration GRBs had holes in them.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of had

Verb

Ultimately, the court did not sanction Wagner in the case, but the decision stands to put attorneys and other professionals in Tax Court on notice that AI hallucinations will not be tolerated.

— Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The Star’s investigation, published in 2020, documented decades of systemic racism and sexism tolerated by Fire Department leadership and City Hall.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tolerated

Verb

And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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