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. Randy Frederick:

   Valuations are a concerns right now and if we are going to see a sustained rally we really need to see corporate revenue growth and we really haven't seen that.

2. Edward Jegasothy:

   When air pollution is short, it's easy to tell people, give people advice about how to avoid it, stay indoors, avoid physical activity, but when it's sustained over a number of days or weeks, then the messaging becomes more complicated.

3. Guy Reeves:

   Failing to do this almost inevitably means a potential for controversy to be sustained and amplified, we should not be closing down productive avenues, and genetically modified mosquitoes might be one of them.

4. Amanda Drake:

   Sustained smoking leads to more effects, even if women do not stop smoking before conception, stopping smoking during pregnancy is still better than continuing throughout.

5. Pedro Alonso:

   The massive scale-up of mosquito control measures, diagnostic testing and quality-assured treatment has helped to dramatically reduce the global disease burden, with sustained political commitment, increased financing, and with the help of innovative new tools, we should be able to accelerate efforts even further.