Antonyms for maintained
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : meyn-teyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : meɪnˈteɪn |
Definition of maintained
Origin :- mid-13c., "to practice habitually," from Anglo-French meintenir (Old French maintenir, 12c.) "keep (a wife), sustain; persevere in, practice continually," from Latin manu tenere "hold in the hand," from manu, ablative of manus "hand" (see manual) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "to carry on, keep up" is from mid-14c.; that of "to keep oneself, to support" is from late 14c. Sense of "to defend in speech" is from mid-14c. Related: Maintained; maintaining; maintains.
- verb care for, keep up
- verb assert, claim; argue for
- This was an advance by leaps and bounds which has not since been maintained.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
- The duties were to be reduced and the system improved, but the principle was to be maintained.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Nevertheless, indomitable in her purpose, she maintained the struggle.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But the Sikhs maintained a remorseful silence and declined it.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Winnie maintained that he was much less “absent-minded” now.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Liberal institutions cannot be maintained without a party of Opposition.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- Outwardly he maintained consistently a pose of impassive gullibility.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- However, it had at last been understood that silence could be maintained no longer.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- It can only be maintained by the rigid continuance of the selection.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- He maintained order, and put a term to the aggressions of the Indians.
- Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
Synonyms for maintained
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- allege
- asseverate
- attest
- aver
- avow
- back
- carry on
- champion
- conserve
- contend
- continue
- control
- correct
- cultivate
- declare
- defend
- emphasize
- fight for
- finance
- go on with
- guard
- hold
- insist
- justify
- keep
- keep going
- look after
- manage
- nurture
- perpetuate
- persevere
- persist
- plead for
- preserve
- profess
- prolong
- protect
- protest
- provide
- rectify
- renew
- repair
- report
- retain
- right
- save
- say
- stand by
- state
- stress
- supply
- support
- sustain
- take care of
- uphold
- vindicate
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