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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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However, Maybank lowers Bumi Armada’s target price to 0.35 ringgit from 0.37 ringgit as its 1Q earnings still missed street expectations, and maintains a hold rating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Even as he veers into heady territory that could seem didactic, Riley maintains a low-key charm like a professor in his off-hours unspooling a few big ideas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Jefferies lowers its price target on the stock to 50 pence from 60 pence and maintains its hold rating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Even so, the analyst maintains a Buy rating on Regeneron stock.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

His discussion of clear and distinct ideas thus follows the example of Descartes, who maintains that only ideas which are clear can be used in argument.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton