maintains

The word “maintains” has 2 syllables: main-tains

It's pronounced as /meɪnˈteɪnz/

What is synonym and antonym for maintains?

In the thesaurus, “maintains” has 158 synonyms and 66 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for maintains along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for maintains

adduces
advance
advances
advises
advocate
advocates
affirm
affirms
allege
alleges
announces
argues
asserts
asseverate
attest
aver
avers
avouches
avow
avows
back
broadcasts
carry on
champion
champions
cites
claims
confirms
confutes
conserve
conserves
considers
contend
contends
continue
control
convinces
correct
counsels
counters
cultivate
cures
debates
declare
declares
defend
defends
discusses
disproves
emphasize
emphasizes
enforces
espouses
explains
fight for
finance
finances
fixes
funds
gives
go on with
guard
guards
heals
hold
husbands
insist
insists
justifies
justify
keep
keep going
keeps
keeps up
look after
manage
manages
mends
mentions
nurture
offers
patches
patronizes
perpetuate
persevere
perseveres
persist
persuades
plead for
pleads
preserve
preserves
proclaims
profess
professes
prolong
proposes
protect
protects
protest
protests
provide
purports
puts forth
rationalizes
reaffirms
reasons
reasserts
rebuilds
rebuts
recommends
reconstructs
rectify
refutes
rehabilitates
rejuvenates
remedies
renew
repair
report
restores
retain
right
safeguards
save
saves
say
screens
services
sets up
shields
sponsors
stakes
stand by
stands up for
state
states
sticks up for
stress
stresses
submits
suggests
supply
support
supports
sustain
sustains
take care of
takes care of
underlines
underscores
underwrites
uphold
upholds
urges
vindicate
vindicates
warrants

Antonyms for maintains

abandon
abandons
abjures
attack
breaks
challenges
conceal
condemn
confutes
contradicts
controverts
counters
damages
denies
deny
desert
destroy
destroys
disavows
discard
disclaims
discontinue
disowns
disproves
disputes
disregards
finish
forget
forsake
forsakes
gainsays
give up
halt
harms
hurt
hurts
ignore
ignores
impairs
injures
leave
let go
negates
negatives
neglect
neglects
questions
quit
rebuts
recants
refutes
rejects
release
repudiate
repudiates
retracts
reverses
ruins
squander
stop
switches
take
takes back
waste
withdraws
wrecks

Meanings of maintains

verb
1. To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
2. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
3. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.

Example Sentences

She maintains a positive attitude even in difficult situations.
The company maintains its lead in the market through constant innovation.
He maintains that he was not involved in the incident.
Regular exercise maintains good health and well-being.
The organization maintains a strict policy on privacy and data protection.

On this page you'll find 224 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to maintains, such as: abandon, abandons, abjures, adduces, advance, advances, advises.

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