Maintain and Reverse

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Maintain

Maintain verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.
Usage example: part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges
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Reverse is an antonym for maintain.
Nearby Words: maintained, maintaining, maintainable, maintainability

Reverse

Reverse verb - To change (as an opinion) to the contrary.
Usage example: the appeals court reversed the district court's decision
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Synonyms for Reverse
Antonyms for Reverse
Maintain is an antonym for reverse.
Nearby Words: reversal, reversed, reversion, reversing, reversible
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Common collocations

energy maintain energy reverse energy
power maintain power reverse power
position maintain position reverse position
order maintain order reverse order
Other words: world, powers, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Dave still manages to maintain his badass status after verbally curbstomping Tavros (aka adiosToreador) in a reverse-trolling of epic proportions later in the series.
    Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Web Comics
  • Series / The Neighbors To maintain the surprise, Larry is pretty mean even for him and he even gets in a reverse-What the Hell, Hero?
    Source: Series / The Neighbors
  • Insufficiently Advanced Alien The Narns have reverse-engineered the technology of their former Centauri occupiers and use it not only to maintain their own empire but to sell to less-advanced races.
    Source: Insufficiently Advanced Alien
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