Lasting and Sustained

Lasting

Lasting adjective - Having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish.

Sustained and lasting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sustained" instead an adjective "Lasting".

Nearby Words: lasted, lastingly

Sustained

Sustained adjective - Maintained at length without interruption or weakening.
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Synonyms for Sustained

Lasting and sustained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lasting" instead an adjective "Sustained".

Nearby Word: sustaining

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  • Useful Notes / The Duke of Wellington The four surviving Bronte children, also Anglo-Irish, were obsessed with the Duke and made up elaborate sustained imaginative games about him, lasting into their twenties.
  • The Bee Gees' music wasn't the same since then, and it is the Gibbs' third breakthrough that is generally regarded as the one that brought them the most lasting, sustained success.
  • Throwing Off the Disability After almost dying due to wounds sustained in a fight against the Denarians in Small Favor, he retired because of the lasting impact of his injuries, needing to walk with a cane.
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