All sustained synonyms
sus·tain
S s verb sustained
- afforded — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- fueled — Simple past tense and past participle of fuel.
- encountered — Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- goosed — 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.
- knew — simple past tense of know1 .
- hefted — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
adj sustained
- long — having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
- helped — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- longish — somewhat long.
- chronic — A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute.
- long-drawn-out — lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
- lingering — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- forever and a day — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
- diffusive — tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion.
adjective sustained
- continued — continuing; not having stopped
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
- yearlong — lasting for a year.