sustain: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of sustain
verb
- transitive
To maintain, or keep in existence.
Example: The professor had trouble sustaining students’ interest until the end of her lectures.
- transitive
To provide for or nourish.
Example: provisions to sustain an army
- transitive
To encourage or sanction (something).
- transitive
To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
Example: The building sustained major damage in the earthquake.
Listed forms: sustains, sustaining, sustained.
Source: Wiktionary — sustain.
noun
A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
Listed forms: sustains.
Source: Wiktionary — sustain.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for sustain.
verb
lengthen or extend in duration or space
- prolong
- keep up
verb
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
verb
provide with nourishment
verb
supply with necessities and support
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sustain in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sustain
S(1) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of sustain
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sustain
85 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sustain. Showing up to 24, longest first.