maintain | Definition of maintain

1 to keep in good condition

he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby

Synonyms of maintain

conserve, keep up, preserve, save

Words Related to maintain

service

support, sustain

care (for), husband, manage

defend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield

cure, fix, heal, remedy

mend, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, restore

Near Antonyms of maintain

disregard, ignore, neglect

break, damage, destroy, harm, hurt, impair, injure, ruin, wreck

2 to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections

part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges

Synonyms of maintain

defend, justify, support, uphold

Words Related to maintain

advocate, champion, espouse

confirm, vindicate, warrant

affirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, insist, plead, proclaim, profess, protest, state

argue, debate, discuss

emphasize, stress, underline, underscore

Phrases Synonymous with maintain

stand up for, stick up for

Near Antonyms of maintain

abandon, abjure, forsake, recant, retract, take back, withdraw

reverse, switch

controvert, disprove, rebut, refute

3 to pay the living expenses of

we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse

Synonyms of maintain

keep, provide (for), support

Words Related to maintain

finance, fund, patronize, set up, sponsor, stake, underwrite

Phrases Synonymous with maintain

foot the bill (for), take care of

4 to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration

she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes

Synonyms of maintain

argue, assert, contend, plead, reason

Words Related to maintain

adduce, cite, mention

claim, insist

affirm, aver, avouch, avow

advance, give, offer, propose, submit

advise, counsel, recommend, suggest, urge

convince, persuade

advocate, champion, defend, enforce, espouse, support

explain, justify, rationalize

consider, debate, discuss

confute, counter, disprove, rebut, refute

5 to state as a fact usually forcefully

he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors

Synonyms of maintain

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, profess, protest, purport, warrant

Words Related to maintain

announce, broadcast, proclaim

argue, rationalize, reason

Synonyms and Antonyms of maintain

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