maintains

VERB

care for, keep up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue control cultivate finance keep manage preserve protect provide renew retain support sustain uphold

STRONG

advance conserve guard nurture perpetuate persevere prolong repair save supply

WEAK

carry on go on with keep going look after take care of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon destroy discontinue finish give up halt hurt ignore let go neglect release stop take

STRONG

squander waste

WEAK

condemn desert discard forget

VERB

assert, claim; argue for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate declare defend emphasize hold insist say stress uphold

STRONG

affirm allege asseverate attest aver avow back champion contend correct justify persist profess protest rectify report right state vindicate

WEAK

fight for plead for stand by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon attack deny desert forget forsake quit

STRONG

conceal give up leave repudiate

WEAK

condemn discard ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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Reached for comment, former Veep producer Steve Hely delivered a positive review: “Delightful! Maintains calm throughout, manages to find new phrasing.”

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2023

Sadly, “Friend Request” is not even the first movie to travel that harrowing Dead Girl Who Still Maintains an Active Facebook Presence road; that would be “Unfriended” a couple of years ago.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2017

Michael Walkley, Canaccord Genuity: Maintains his Buy rating, but cuts target to $650, from $750.

From Forbes • Jan. 24, 2013

Despite its economy, Pereira Maintains was never perfunctory.

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2011

Maintains power of the Supreme Court to decide upon the constitutionality of Acts of Congress.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders by Lord, John