sustained

Academic Word List, sublist 5.

About 15.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of sustain
2. adjective Held continuously at a certain level.
3. adjective Held at a certain pitch.

Similar words

uninterrupted continuous free burning durable enduring abiding lasting long-lasting continuing lifelong

Often followed by

by the in and a effort growth for as

Word family

sustain sustainability sustainable sustaining sustains sustenance