Synonyms for sustained
sus·tained

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1. sustainedadjective

   maintained at length without interruption or weakening

   "sustained flight"

   Synonyms:
   free burning

   Antonyms:
   noncontinuous, discontinuous

2. free burning, sustainedadjective

   (of an electric arc) continuous

   "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs"

   Synonyms:
   free burning

   Antonyms:
   discontinuous, noncontinuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "sustained":

   sustainable, supported, steady, continuing, continuous, lasting, continued, suffered, maintained, durable, constant, ongoing, persistent, argued, backed, incurred, underpinned, prolonged, protracted, enduring, continual, maintain

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1. Laura Cooper:

   There has been a little bit of retooling of department budgets, but for the most part I can't say defund has actually played out, the sustained increase in violent crime, the gun violence that we've been seeing and calls from the community that they don't want less police, they want better police, seems to be resonating.

2. Hebrew Proverb:

   Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence.

3. Todd Crawford:

   The long-anticipated pattern change towards more sustained colder weather has finally occurred as we head towards the end of January.

4. James Smith at ING:

   While we expect strict lockdowns to trigger a 3% fall in UK GDP in the first quarter, the more optimistic outlook for vaccinations means a sustained recovery could start in the spring.

5. Oprah Winfrey:

   I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.