sustained

sustained
Synonyms and related words:
abiding, based on, bolstered, borne, braced, buttressed, ceaseless, changeless, chattering, constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, durable, enduring, even, firm, fixed, founded on, frozen, grounded on, guyed, held, immobile, immutable, incessant, indefatigable, intact, interminable, inviolate, lasting, level, machine gun, maintained, oscillating, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, prolonged, propped, pulsating, quiescent, rapid, regular, remaining, repeated, rigid, shored up, solid, stable, staccato, static, stationary, stayed, staying, steadfast, steady, sticking, stuttering, supported, torpid, unaltered, unbroken, unceasing, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging, unchecked, undestroyed, undying, unfading, unfailing, uniform, unintermitted, unintermittent, unintermitting, uninterrupted, unremitting, unshifting, unstopped, unvaried, unvarying, upheld, vibrating

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  • Sustained — Sus*tained , a. Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sustained — index chronic, constant, continual (connected), continuous, durable, habitual, incessant, lasting …   Law dictionary

  • sustained by — index dependent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sustained — sustain sus‧tain [səˈsteɪn] verb [transitive] 1. if a company sustains losses or other difficulties, it has them: • Like other insurance companies, we have sustained heavy losses. • The record industry sustained a sales slump in the first half …   Financial and business terms

  • sustained — adjective something that is sustained continues for a long time: Paula owes her success to sustained hard work. | sustained economic development …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sustained — Sustain Sus*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sustained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sustaining}.] [OE. sustenen, susteinen, OF. sustenir, sostenir, F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus (see {Sub …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sustained — sus|tained [səˈsteınd] adj [only before noun] continuing for a long time ▪ a period of sustained economic development ▪ a sustained attack on the government …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sustained — sus|tained [ sə steınd ] adjective continuing at the same level or rate for a long time: sustained economic development a sustained attack …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sustained — UK [səˈsteɪnd] / US adjective continuing at the same level or rate for a long time sustained economic development a sustained attack …   English dictionary

  • sustained — adj. Sustained is used with these nouns: ↑applause, ↑assault, ↑attack, ↑attention, ↑campaign, ↑decline, ↑effort, ↑expansion, ↑flight, ↑improvement, ↑period, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • sustained — adjective her sustained battle against alcoholism Syn: continuous, ongoing, steady, continual, constant, prolonged, persistent, nonstop, perpetual, unabating, relentless, rolling, unrelieved, unbroken, never ending, incessant, unceasing,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

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