Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of sustain
comparative more sustained · superlative most sustained
- Held continuously at a certain level.
Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200 - entertainmentHeld at a certain pitch.
Synonyms & antonyms
held at a certain level
adjectivemaintained at length without interruption or weakening
adjective(of an electric arc) continuous
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian постоянен, незатихващ
- постоянен (postojanen)held at a certain level
- незатихващ (nezatihvašt)held at a certain level
Danish vedholdende
- vedholdendeheld at a certain level
Finnish pitkäkestoinen, pitkäjänteinen
- pitkäkestoinenheld at a certain level
- pitkäjänteinenheld at a certain level
German nicht nachlassend, anhaltend
- nicht nachlassendheld at a certain level
- anhaltendheld at a certain level
- ununterbrochenheld at a certain level
- kontinuierlichheld at a certain level
Greek αδιάπτωτος
- αδιάπτωτος (adiáptotos)held at a certain level
Māori whakauka
- whakaukaheld at a certain level
Spanish sustentado, sostenido
- sustentadoheld at a certain level
- sostenidoheld at a certain level
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sustained
Cite this entry
sustained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustained
“sustained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustained. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sustained,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sustained.
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