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maintains

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

It's pronounced as /meɪnˈteɪnz/

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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

Antonyms for maintains

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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Related Words

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economizes

keeps up

takes care of

takes for granted

  • accepts
  • affirms
  • alleges
  • asserts
  • assumes
  • avers
  • avouches
  • avows
  • believes
  • claims
  • conceives
  • concludes
  • conjectures
  • contends
  • credits
  • declares
  • deduces
  • dreams
  • fancies
  • figures
  • gathers
  • guesses
  • hypothecates
  • hypothesizes
  • imagines
  • infers
  • insists
  • judges
  • maintains
  • perceives
  • postulates
  • preconceives
  • premises
  • presumes
  • presupposes
  • professes
  • reckons
  • says
  • speculates
  • supposes
  • surmises
  • suspects
  • suspicions
  • swallows
  • takes
  • theorizes
  • thinks

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