Sustained

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of sustain.
  • adj. held continuously at a certain level
  • adj. held at a certain pitch
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Kept up or maintained uniformly, as at one pitch or level, especially a high pitch, or at the same degree, especially a high degree.
  • In heraldry, same as supported: see also surmounted.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. maintained at length without interruption or weakening
  • adj. (of an electric arc) continuous
  • Equivalent
    Cross Reference
    sustained note    tone   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    uniform    continued    constant   
    Verb Stem
    sustain   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Refrained    abstained    arraigned    ascertained    attained    brained    campaigned    caned    chained    complained