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    sus·tained
    [səˈstānd]
    adjective
    sustained (adjective)
    1. continuing for an extended period or without interruption:
      "several years of sustained economic growth"
    sus·tain
    [səˈstān]
    verb
    sustained (past tense) · sustained (past participle)
    1. strengthen or support physically or mentally:
      "this thought had sustained him throughout the years"
      • bear (the weight of an object) without breaking or falling:
        "he sagged against her so that she could barely sustain his weight" · "his health will no longer enable him to sustain the heavy burdens of office"
    2. undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury):
      "he died after sustaining severe head injuries"
    3. cause to continue or be prolonged for an extended period or without interruption:
      "he cannot sustain a normal conversation"
      • (of a performer) represent (a part or character) convincingly:
        "he sustained the role with burly resilience"
    4. uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of:
      "the allegations of discrimination were sustained"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French soustenir, from Latin sustinere, from sub- ‘from below’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. continuing for an extended period or without interruption:
      continuous
      ongoing
      steady
      continual
      continuing
      constant
      running
      prolonged
      persistent
      nonstop
      perpetual
      unfaltering
      unremitting
      unabating
      unrelenting
      relentless
      unrelieved
      unbroken
      never-ending
      unending
      incessant
      unceasing
      ceaseless
      round the clock
      Opposite:
      intermittent
      sporadic
    verb
    1. strengthen or support physically or mentally:
      comfort
      help
      assist
      encourage
      succor
      support
      carry
      cheer up
      hearten
      buck up
      give strength to
      be a source of strength to
      be a tower of strength to
      buoy up
      see someone through
      Opposite:
      torment
      plague
    2. undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury):
      undergo
      experience
      go through
      suffer
      endure
    3. cause to continue or be prolonged for an extended period or without interruption:
      continuous
      ongoing
      steady
      continual
      continuing
      constant
      running
      prolonged
      persistent
      nonstop
      perpetual
      unfaltering
      unremitting
      unabating
      unrelenting
      relentless
      unrelieved
      unbroken
      never-ending
      unending
      incessant
      unceasing
      ceaseless
      round the clock
      continue
      carry on
      keep up
      keep going
      keep
      maintain
      prolong
      preserve
      conserve
      protract
      perpetuate
      prop up
      retain
      extend
      keep alive
      keep in existence
      bolster up
      Opposite:
      intermittent
      sporadic
      • uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of:
        uphold
        validate
        ratify
        vindicate
        confirm
        endorse
        approve
        verify
        corroborate
        substantiate
        bear out
        prove
        authenticate
        back up
        evidence
        justify
        attest to
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