sustained

Meaning of sustained

verb
  1. To maintain, or keep in existence.
    The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces.
  2. To provide for or nourish.
    provisions to sustain an army
  3. To encourage or sanction (something).
  4. To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
    The building sustained major damage in the earthquake.
  5. To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
    to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
  6. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
    A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
  7. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
adjective
  1. Held continuously at a certain level.
  2. Held at a certain pitch.

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Hyphenation of sustained

sus-tained

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • sustained is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

sustained synonyms

Meaning :

constant, continuous, steady

Words that rhyme with sustained

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