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View synonyms for sustained
sustained
[ suh-steynd ]
adjective
- kept in process or continued over time; continuous:
National budgets need to reflect a sustained commitment to children's positive development, strong families, and caring communities.
- (of an injury, cost, etc.) borne, experienced, or suffered:
Homeowner’s insurance is not available to cover sustained losses from a radiological accident.
- upheld or confirmed as valid:
Nothing smacks more of courtroom defeat than ending a cross-examination on a sustained objection.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of sustain.
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Other Words From
- sus·tain·ed·ly [s, uh, -, stey, -nid-lee, -, steynd, -], adverb
- non·sus·tained adjective
- pre·sus·tained adjective
- un·sus·tained adjective
- well-sus·tained adjective
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