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Pronunciation: [səstˈe͡ɪn] (IPA)

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What are the opposite words for sustain?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to another word. In the case of sustain, the antonyms could be terminate or halt, which means to stop or end something. Other antonyms for sustain could include exhaust or deplete, which is to use up or consume all of something. Discontinue, break or disrupt, all of these words can be used to indicate a discontinuation in the continuity of something. Other antonyms to sustain include weaken, drain, and damage which all mean to cause a decrease or reduction in strength, energy, or quality. The antonyms of sustain are important to know, as they help to differentiate between the concepts of persistence and discontinuation.

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Usage examples for Sustain

But the soul also, not having life in itself, needs to be sustained from without; and when in a healthy state it seeks by a natural appetite that which will sustain it.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
They are only combined to sustain their mutual political interests as it regards other nations.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
He considers the labour question of the present day to be the very serious and plain question, how the great bulk of the working classes are to get the bread and clothing necessary to sustain them in life.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Sustain

  • In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.
    Wayne Allard
  • The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older.
    Chris Van Allsburg
  • Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation.
    Hosea Ballou
  • I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.
    Ritchie Blackmore
  • I hardly expected the grand jury to sustain me, after they saw everything different from what it had been while I was there. Yet they did, and their report to the court advises all the changes made that I had proposed.
    Nellie Bly

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