sustained
adjective
sus·tained sə-ˈstānd 
: maintained at length without interruption or weakening : lasting, prolonged
sustained winds
providing sustained support
sustained applause
sustained flight
They can run at sustained speeds of up to 19 mph for considerable distances, and usually only make short flights in order to escape danger or flush prey.
Marcy Scott
Marcy ScottThis degenerative disorder is theoretically caused by excessive and sustained forces of compression. Tracy A. Turner
Tracy A. Turner
Word History
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing sustained
sustained
verb
1
as in nurtured
to supply with nourishment a granola bar should sustain you long enough to last until lunch Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nurtured
- nourished
- fed
- satisfied
- satiated
- filled
- strengthened
- replenished
- sated
- fortified
- suckled
- catered
- cloyed
- nursed
- surfeited
- victualed
- provisioned
- boarded
- victualled
2
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it sustained serious injuries in the car crash Synonyms & Similar Words
- experienced
- underwent
- endured
- had
- suffered
- witnessed
- saw
- felt
- knew
- received
- encountered
- passed
- tasted
- went through
- met
- accepted
- digested
- assimilated
3
as in endured
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I won't sustain such insolence! Synonyms & Similar Words
- endured
- tolerated
- accepted
- handled
- stood
- took
- absorbed
- stomached
- supported
- swallowed
- met
- suffered
- countenanced
- brooked
- stuck out
- abided
- bore
- stood for
- sweat out
- pocketed
- hacked
- wore
- bided
- abode
- bode
- toughed it out
- sweated out
- lived with
- went
- allowed
- permitted
- lumped (it)
- acquiesced
- respected
- capitulated
- reconciled (to)
- submitted (to)
- assented (to)
- consented (to)
- yielded (to)
- agreed (with or to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismissed
- rejected
- refused
- resisted
- declined
- repudiated
- opposed
- fought
- spurned
- escaped
- avoided
- combated
- contested
- evaded
- eluded
- combatted
- missed
- bypassed
- dodged
- circumvented
- turned down
- abstained (from)
- refrained (from)
- forbore
4
as in bolstered
to hold up or serve as a foundation for that old chair won't sustain your weight Synonyms & Similar Words
- bolstered
- carried
- supported
- upheld
- underpinned
- stayed
- buttressed
- undergirded
- braced
- bore
- steadied
- trussed
- propped (up)
- shored (up)
- underlay