sustained

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sustained

  • /səˈsteɪnd/

Rhymes with -eɪnd

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of sustain

adjective more sustained · most sustained

  1. Held continuously at a certain level. Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
  2. Held at a certain pitch.

Similar: constant, continuous, steady

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: uninterrupted, continuous, free burning, durable, enduring, abiding, lasting, long-lasting, continuing, lifelong, continued, ongoing, long-term, long-standing, protracted, continuation

adjective

Similar: constant, continuous, steady

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adj held at a certain level

Españolsustentado, sostenido
Deutschnicht nachlassend, anhaltend, ununterbrochen, kontinuierlich
Ελληνικάαδιάπτωτος adiáptotos

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@misc{sustained_2026,
  title = {sustained},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sustained},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}