sustain
Bear the weight
Sustain means to keep something going over time.
You sustain an injury, sustain attention, sustain a note on an instrument.
Food and water sustain life.
Evidence sustains an argument by supporting it.
A court sustains an objection when it accepts it as valid.
The thread running through all uses is maintaining something through duration or effort: The economy couldn't sustain that level of growth.
Maintain or confirm officially
ruling · verdict · judgment · objection · court · approve · ratify · sanction
Support given freely
- assistTo give support
- backingAid or sponsorship
- bolsterStrengthen or buttress
- encourageUrge forward with support
fund · help · sponsor · subsidize · uphold · advocate · champion · facilitate
Ongoing preservation effort
- preserveProtect from loss
- continueGo on without stopping
- prolongExtend in duration
- conserveKeep from being depleted
retain · keep · carry on · stabilize · perpetuate · extend · persist · support
Capacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
durability · steadfastness · patience · grit · survival · hardiness · determination · persistence
Supply with sustenance
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- nutritionBodily use of food
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- replenishSupply anew
nutrients · vitamins · protein · dietary · wholesome · life-giving · subsistence · nurture
Preventing waste or loss
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- renewableCapable of restoration
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
green · environmental · regenerative · stewardship · preservation · balance · resources · carbon-neutral
uphold
Maintain or confirm officially
support · ruling · verdict · judgment · objection · court · approve · ratify · sanction · vindicate
aid
Support given freely
encourage · fund · help · sponsor · subsidize · uphold · advocate · champion · facilitate · foster
upkeep
Ongoing preservation effort
conserve · retain · keep · carry on · stabilize · perpetuate · extend · persist · support · bolster
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
toughness · durability · steadfastness · patience · grit · survival · hardiness · determination · persistence · endurance
feed
Supply with sustenance
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- nutritionBodily use of food
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
replenish · nutrients · vitamins · protein · dietary · wholesome · life-giving · subsistence · nurture · fortify
note
Short written record
pedal · drone · resonance · reverberate · legato · organ · pitch · sound · ring · vibrate
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- renewableCapable of restoration
habitat · green · environmental · regenerative · stewardship · preservation · balance · resources · carbon-neutral · eco-friendly
- keyboard playingpiano solo, finger technique, hand position, legato, staccato
- musical expressiondynamics, articulation, phrasing, rubato, expression
- sound productionvibration, resonance, tone color, timbre, pitch control
- singing termsduet, aria, hum, alto, soprano
- audio effectsreverb, delay, flanger, chorus effect, phaser
- playstylesaggressive, defensive, passive, casual, competitive
- environmental sustainabilityMaintaining natural systems indefinitely
- sustainable woodEthically sourced timber
- sustainable housingDwellings minimizing environmental harm
- sustainable energyInexhaustible, eco-friendly power sources
- sustainable growthContinuable long-term expansion
- sustainable livingLifestyle minimizing environmental harm
sustained, sustainable, sustaining, sustains, unsustainable, sustainability, sustainer, sustainably, sustainers