MAINTAINING

Cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

Example: "Hold in place"

• hold  8
• keep  10

• pressurise  12
• pressurize  21
• bear on
• continue  10
• • preserve  13
  • uphold  12
  • hold over
  • conserve  13
  • preserve  13
  • distance  11
  • housekeep  18
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Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

Example: "We preserve these archeological findings"

• conserve  13
• keep up
• preserve  13

• keep  10

• embalm  12
• plastinate
• hold the line

Supply with necessities and support

Example: "She alone sustained her family"

• keep  10
• sustain  7

• have  10
• have got
• hold  8

• patronage  12
• reseed  7
• carry  10

State categorically

• assert  6
• asseverate  13

• insist  6
• take a firm stand

• allege  7
• aver  7
• say  6
• predicate  14
• • proclaim  14
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Have and exercise

Example: "Wield power and authority"

• exert  12
• wield  9

Maintain for use and service

Example: "I keep a car in the countryside"

• keep  10

Maintain by writing regular records

Example: "Keep a diary"

• keep  10

State or assert

Example: "He maintained his innocence"

• defend  11

• affirm  14

• vindicate  15

Support against an opponent

Example: "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

• uphold  12

• confirm  14
• reassert  8

• justify  20
• vindicate  15

Stick to correctly or closely

Example: "The pianist kept time with the metronome"

• keep  10
• observe  12