Synonyms for sustained
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Held at a certain level
Definitions
- adj. 1
Held continuously at a certain level.
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A statement is substantiated; a report confirmed; a controversy settled; the decision of a lower court sustained by a higher.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- constant I rediscovered the importance of constant efforts.
- steady Jack and Betty have been going steady for a month.
- continuous Can you work on continuous improvement initiatives?
- uninterrupted Some animals sleep uninterrupted throughout winter.
- enduring I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sustained | steady | |
| constant | falling | |
| steady | steady | |
| continuous | falling | |
| uninterrupted | falling | |
| enduring | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- steady2, dreich
- 8 letters
- constant2, enduring3
- 10 letters
- continuous4
- 13 letters
- uninterrupted5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (steady2 = 2 syllables).