sustaining
Holding something up
Sustaining describes something that maintains, supports, or keeps going.
A sustaining meal provides enough nourishment to keep you going.
Sustaining injuries means receiving them—the body sustains what happens to it.
A sustaining note in music is held continuously.
The participle captures ongoing support: the sustaining power of friendship, a sustaining breath.
Preventing waste or loss
- protectionGuarding against harm
- maintainingKeeping in condition
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
stewardship · care · upkeep · tending · looking after · nurturing · husbandry · guardianship
Bodily use of food
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
feeding · diet · fortifying · provisions · food · meals · hydration · vitamins
Continuing through time
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- continualRepeatedly occurring over time
- ongoingIn progress now
- prolongedMade to last longer
continuous · uninterrupted · maintained · steady · constant · long-lasting · extended · perpetual
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
reinforcement · bolstering · upholding · buttressing · anchoring · foundation · stabilizing · propping
Capacity for spirited existence
- lifebloodEssential animating element
- animatingImparting motion or life
- vivifyingMaking lively or spirited
- invigoratingImparting fresh energy
revitalizing · regenerating · renewing · restorative · life-affirming · enlivening · quickening · vitalizing
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- protectionGuarding against harm
- maintainingKeeping in condition
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
continuity · stewardship · care · upkeep · tending · looking after · nurturing · husbandry · guardianship · cultivation
nutrition
Bodily use of food
- nourishmentFood that sustains life
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
nutrients · feeding · diet · fortifying · provisions · food · meals · hydration · vitamins · wholesome
lasting
Continuing through time
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- continualRepeatedly occurring over time
- ongoingIn progress now
prolonged · continuous · uninterrupted · maintained · steady · constant · long-lasting · extended · perpetual · unbroken
aid
Support given freely
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- backingAid or sponsorship
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
underpinning · reinforcement · bolstering · upholding · buttressing · anchoring · foundation · stabilizing · propping · maintaining
vitality
Capacity for spirited existence
- lifebloodEssential animating element
- animatingImparting motion or life
- vivifyingMaking lively or spirited
invigorating · revitalizing · regenerating · renewing · restorative · life-affirming · enlivening · quickening · vitalizing
- resource useconsumption, recycling, conservation, waste, efficiency
- MormonismBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, priesthood, Latter-day Saint
- LDS ChurchJoseph Smith, apostle, Brigham Young, bishop, priesthood
- LDS Culturegeneral conference, sacrament, endowment, sealing, temple marriage
- innovation typesdisruptive, incremental, radical, product innovation, breakthrough
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
sustainingending
Final portion of something
stopping · halting · terminating · discontinuing · ceasing
sustainingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
neglecting · forsaking · deserting · ignoring · disregarding
sustainingstarving
Suffering extreme hunger
depleting · draining · exhausting · depriving · withholding
contain, continue, entertain, retain, maintain, obtain, sustain, continent, sustained