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Synonyms for maintain
meɪnˈteɪnmain·tain
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
maintain
To allege is formally to state as true or capable of proof, but without proving. To adduce, literally to lead to, is to bring the evidence up to what has been alleged. Adduce is a secondary word; nothing can be adduced in evidence till something has been stated or alleged, which the evidence is to sustain. An alleged fact stands open to question or doubt. To speak of an alleged document, an alleged will, an alleged crime, is either to question, or at least very carefully to refrain from admitting, that the document exists, that the will is genuine, or that the crime has been committed. Alleged is, however, respectful; to speak of the "so-called" will or deed, etc., would be to cast discredit upon the document, and imply that the speaker was ready to brand it as unquestionably spurious; alleged simply concedes nothing and leaves the question open. To produce is to bring forward, as, for instance, papers or persons. Adduce is not used of persons; of them we say introduce or produce. When an alleged criminal is brought to trial, the counsel on either side are accustomed to advance a theory, and adduce the strongest possible evidence in its support; they will produce documents and witnesses, cite precedents, assign reasons, introduce suggestions, offer pleas. The accused will usually assert his innocence. Compare STATE.
Synonyms:
adduce, advance, affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, assign, aver, cite, claim, declare, introduce, offer, plead, produce, say, state
Princeton's WordNet
keep, maintain, holdverb
keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
"hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
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accommodate, harbor, book, retain, conserve, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, take hold, exert, bind, hold on, hold up, entertain, continue, stay fresh, wield, take, have, concord, go along, check, make, give, go for, take for, throw, defy, control, go on, celebrate, hold open, keep, proceed, obligate, keep up, carry, observe, adjudge, have got, concur, nurse, assert, curb, defend, uphold, save, confine, preserve, prevent, arrest, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, deem, keep open, halt, keep on, asseverate, obtain, guard, oblige, contain, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, hold, hold in, bearconserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
"We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
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follow, asseverate, carry on, keep, conserve, economise, observe, economize, hold, husband, sustain, defend, assert, wield, uphold, keep up, keep abreast, exert, bear on, preserve, continue, save, prolongsustain, keep, maintainverb
supply with necessities and support
"She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
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retain, conserve, get, support, hold back, corroborate, exert, affirm, hold on, hold up, continue, stay fresh, wield, have, go along, defend, assert, celebrate, hold open, keep, proceed, nurture, keep up, observe, nourish, go on, hold, uphold, confirm, save, preserve, prevent, restrain, keep open, suffer, keep on, asseverate, prolong, keep back, sustain, substantiateassert, asseverate, maintainverb
state categorically
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asseverate, affirm, keep, conserve, observe, wield, hold, sustain, aver, keep up, avow, defend, put forward, swan, swear, insist, exert, uphold, preserve, assert, verifywield, exert, maintainverb
have and exercise
"wield power and authority"
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asseverate, keep up, keep, conserve, observe, wield, hold, handle, manage, assert, defend, sustain, exert, uphold, preserve, exercisekeep, maintainverb
maintain for use and service
"I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
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go along, keep on, asseverate, go on, keep up, keep, restrain, hold back, observe, save, wield, hold, hold on, prevent, defend, assert, retain, conserve, uphold, keep back, sustain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh, exertkeep, maintainverb
maintain by writing regular records
"keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
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go along, keep on, asseverate, go on, keep up, keep, restrain, hold back, observe, save, wield, hold, hold on, prevent, defend, assert, retain, conserve, uphold, keep back, sustain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh, exertmaintain, defendverb
state or assert
"He maintained his innocence"
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fight, asseverate, keep up, keep, conserve, champion, support, guard, wield, hold, sustain, defend, assert, oppose, fight back, fend for, fight down, observe, uphold, preserve, exert, representuphold, maintainverb
support against an opponent
"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
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asseverate, carry on, keep, conserve, observe, wield, hold, sustain, defend, assert, bear on, keep up, exert, uphold, preserve, continueobserve, keep, maintainverb
stick to correctly or closely
"The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
Synonyms:
detect, retain, hold open, asseverate, conserve, hold back, keep an eye on, exert, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, wield, assert, notice, abide by, honor, keep, defend, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, keep up, go along, watch, follow, uphold, save, observe, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, note
Dictionary of English Synonymes
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provide food for, supply with means of livingmaintainverb
Synonyms:
affirm, aver, allege, say, contend, hold the opinion, hazard the opinion
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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List of paraphrases for "maintain":
maintaining, keep, retain, preserve, sustain, maintenance, keeping, conserve, maintained, sustaining, uphold, continue, remain, preserving, hold, peace-, safeguard, retaining, maintains, preservation, stay, ensure, safeguarding, kept, continuation, retention, sustained
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How to use maintain in a sentence?
Whilst I continue to maintain my innocence, I wish to make it clear that I wholeheartedly apologize for the effects that night in Rhyl has had on many people, not least the woman concerned.
They say that Ukraine may pose a threat to Russia. This wasn’t a case in the past, nor is it now, and won’t be in the future. Our main goal is to maintain peace in Ukraine and keep Ukrainian citizens safe.
Our major focus going forward is to make sure that violence, terrorism, cannot be exported from Afghanistan to our homeland, and so we’ll maintain the capability to be able to not only observe that but also address that if it does emerge, we expect for them to meet that commitment. If they want legitimacy going forward, I think that’s something they’ll have to consider. That’s one way to earn it, so we’ll see what happens.
I never thought we would be able to pull it off, for me, it's about 'How do I maintain it? How do I keep it going?' I think a big piece of me would die if it were to go away.
Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez:
We have agreed to work toward (price) stability and work to maintain contact with non-OPEC countries, which is very important.
Translations for maintain
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- الحفاظ على, حافظArabic
- mantenirCatalan, Valencian
- udržovatCzech
- vedligeholdeDanish
- warten, unterhaltenGerman
- ισχυρίζομαι, διατηρώGreek
- mantenerSpanish
- ylläpitää, väittääFinnish
- entretenir, maintenirFrench
- coinnighIrish
- tart, fenntart, karbantartHungarian
- mantenereItalian
- 保つ, 維持Japanese
- 유지하다Korean
- habeoLatin
- handhavenDutch
- bevare, opprettholde, vedlikeholdeNorwegian
- manutenir, manter, afirmarPortuguese
- поддерживать, поддержатьRussian
- upphållaSwedish
- dumishaSwahili
- నిర్వహించడానికిTelugu
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