50 entries under sustain topic. ×

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shore up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
7
support(verb, help, increase, maintain, encourage)
5
prop(verb, support, increase, maintain)
5
shore(verb, support, maintain, uphold)
4
bolster(verb, support, help, increase, maintain)
4
brace(verb, support, maintain, prepare)
4
buttress(verb, support, increase, maintain)
3
maintain(verb, support, uphold, reinforce)
3
uphold(verb, support, help, maintain, encourage)
2
bear up(verb, expression, support, uphold)
2
hold up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, take)
2
strengthen(verb, support, increase, encourage, excite)
1
add fuel to fire(verb, expression, idiom, support, increase)
1
add to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
1
augment(verb, support, increase, boost)
1
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
1
beef up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, increase)
1
boost(verb, support, help, increase, encourage)
1
build up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
1
buoy(verb, support, maintain, encourage, excite)
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APASmart Define. (2015). prop up thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/prop_up/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "prop up thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/prop_up/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, prop up thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/prop_up/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "prop up thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/prop_up/thesaurus/synonyms>