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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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The US does not have formal relations with Taiwan, though it maintains substantial unofficial relations.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

IBM: As a cornerstone of the quantum ecosystem, Big Blue offers cloud-based access to its vast quantum fleet and maintains Qiskit, an open-source development kit enabling users to build quantum computing programs.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Palantir maintains government guidance suggests running pilots of systems and asking if they can be supplied for free.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The company maintains a presence in the Los Angeles area with offices in both Marina Del Rey and Chatsworth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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