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maintained

ADJECTIVE
helped
Synonyms
STRONG
abetted accompanied advised assisted backed befriended bolstered encouraged nursed relieved subsidized supported sustained
WEAK
taken care of
Antonyms
STRONG
discouraged
WEAK
harmed hindered impeded
ADJECTIVE
kept
Synonyms
STRONG
clutched guarded held reserved saved withheld
WEAK
at hand on file watched over
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoned broken dishonored forgotten
ADJECTIVE
operated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fulfilled managed negotiated regulated
STRONG
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
STRONGEST
received saved
STRONG
confined contained detained had held included owned possessed remembered reserved restrained secured sustained treasured withheld
WEAK
held-back
Antonyms
STRONG
extroverted lost outgoing
WEAK
disengaged let go refused unemployed wasted
ADJECTIVE
safe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intact protected secure
STRONG
okay snug
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
insecure unprotected
WEAK
dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable
ADJECTIVE
saved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freed released rescued
STRONG
conserved cured defended guarded healed preserved protected reclaimed regenerated safeguarded salvaged secure
WEAK
safe unthreatened
Antonyms
STRONG
insecure unprotected
WEAK
lost destroyed ruined spent squandered wasted
ADJECTIVE
upheld
Synonyms
STRONG
backed sustained
Antonyms
WEAK
unsupported

Example Sentences

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B. Riley Securities analyst Yuan Zhi raised his Tango Therapeutics price target to $35 from $21 on Monday, and maintained a Buy rating on the stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The firm until 2024 maintained a large life-insurance business alongside its property-casualty arm, and both invested in hedge funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The veteran strategist has maintained that, once the Iran war is over, gold’s rally should resume.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

"That freedom must be maintained by this generation of leaders and war fighters or what they fought for was merely temporary."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The third man featured in the film, Robert Tarver, also adamantly maintained his innocence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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