Antonyms for mainstay
ˈmeɪnˌsteɪmain·stay

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1. • Forestay
   • Support
   • Supporter

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1. pillar, mainstaynoun

   a prominent supporter

   "he is a pillar of the community"

   Synonyms:
   pillar, backbone, column, lynchpin, linchpin, anchor, tower, keystone

2. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, backbone, pillar, spine, anchor, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

3. mainstaynoun

   the forestay that braces the mainmast

   Synonyms:
   linchpin, lynchpin, keystone, backbone, pillar, anchor

How to use mainstay in a sentence?

1. Cleveland Browns:

   For the past five seasons, JC has been a mainstay and iron man at center for us, he came to our organization at a time of instability and was one of the key veterans that helped turn the tide over the past several years.

2. Natalie Muth:

   Sugary drinks are a mainstay in many children's diets. They are inexpensive, easy to find, heavily marketed and taste sweet, so children like them.

3. Madelena Perrelli:

   Coats and pajamas are a mainstay, as well as Halloween costumes and fun holiday wear.

4. Melania Trump:

   She has been a mainstay and true leader in the administration from even before day one, and I know she will excel as chief of staff.

5. Richard Thorpe:

   Legumes should be a mainstay of an American diet? a wheel barrel of spinach is better for you?

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