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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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Carvalho maintains his innocence and would like to return to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But the programme still receives public support, he maintains.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

However, Moses maintains that Butler did not say he was arresting him at the time.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

BTC is down 3% to $72,895, but Mena maintains the resistance level for the cryptocurrency at $80,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Those of us who frequent the band room have long suspected that Becca maintains her lovely figure by eating nothing but the souls of kittens and the dreams of impoverished children.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green