Dump and Maintain

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Dump

Dump verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
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Maintain is an antonym for dump in drop topic.
Nearby Words: dumps, dumpy, dumping, dumped, dumper

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
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Dump is an antonym for maintain.
Nearby Words: maintained, maintaining, maintainable, maintainability
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Common collocations

body dump body maintain body
air dump air maintain air
bodies dump bodies maintain bodies

Both words in one sentence

  • In terms of romantic relations, there are those who maintain that it is kinder to dump a romantic partner quickly and efficiently, rather than drag out the pain, if the breakup is a done deal.
    Source: Cruel to Be Kind
  • Very realistically, an authoritarian, closed society is not easy to maintain, but it sure is easier than running a democracy that will dump dissent on you at every possible turn (dissent reduces the effectiveness of pretty much everything you try to do and can cause revolts).
    Source: Dystopia Is Hard
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