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past participle of maintain.
past tense form of maintain.

maintained

ADJECTIVE

helped

Synonyms

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abetted accompanied advised assisted backed befriended bolstered encouraged nursed relieved subsidized supported sustained

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taken care of

Antonyms

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discouraged

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harmed hindered impeded

ADJECTIVE

kept

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clutched guarded held reserved saved withheld

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at hand on file watched over

Antonyms

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abandoned broken dishonored forgotten

ADJECTIVE

operated

Synonyms

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fulfilled managed negotiated regulated

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accomplished achieved administered contrived conveyed determined directed driven enforced executed finished governed guided handled manipulated moved ordered performed practiced promoted revolved run served superintended supervised sustained transacted transported turned used wielded worked

ADJECTIVE

retained

Synonyms

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received saved

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confined contained detained had held included owned possessed remembered reserved restrained secured sustained treasured withheld

WEAK

held-back

Antonyms

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extroverted lost outgoing

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disengaged let go refused unemployed wasted

ADJECTIVE

safe

Synonyms

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intact protected secure

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okay snug

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cherished free from danger guarded home free impervious impregnable in safety inviolable invulnerable out of danger out of harm's way preserved safe and sound safeguarded sheltered shielded sitting pretty tended unassailable undamaged under lock and key under one's wing unharmed unhurt uninjured unmolested unscathed unthreatened vindicated watched

Antonyms

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insecure unprotected

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dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

saved

Synonyms

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freed released rescued

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conserved cured defended guarded healed preserved protected reclaimed regenerated safeguarded salvaged secure

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safe unthreatened

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insecure unprotected

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lost destroyed ruined spent squandered wasted

ADJECTIVE

upheld

Synonyms

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backed sustained

Antonyms

WEAK

unsupported

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Diaz’s attorney, Matthew Barhoma, also maintained that his client is innocent — and blamed ICE for letting the people he accused of being the real killers get away with it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

A few people there maintained a vigil, hoping to recover their loved ones' bodies.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Despite boosting bull-case expectations, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday maintained a $105 price target and overweight rating on Rocket Lab’s stock in its base case.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

Howard Lutnick’s sons and other Cantor executives have maintained that the elder Lutnick has no knowledge of or involvement with firm matters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

The theater is set among hundreds of acres of beautifully maintained parkland with lakes and ponds.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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