Maintain and Upset

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Maintain

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

Upset

Upset verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.
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Maintain is an antonym for upset.
Nearby Word: upsetting
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Common collocations

sense maintain sense upset sense
life maintain life upset life
balance maintain balance upset balance
order maintain order upset order
Other words: status, relationship, system.

Both words in one sentence

  • If the protagonists are upset by the fact that the God figure didn't use their powers to help them earlier, a Hand Wave of "You Didn't Ask" combined with having to maintain the Balance Between Good and Evil is often used.
    Source: God Was My Copilot
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