Food and drink

Synonyms for sustain

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineFood and drink

supply with necessities and support

The money will sustain our good cause.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

keep

Same sentence, swapped: The money will keep our good cause.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for sustain as it is used in the sentence above.

corroborate
suffer
feature

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Closest first: other food and drink words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

slicenounpiecea serving that has been cut from a larger portionTreelineHas a reason line strainverbextenduse to the utmostTreelineHas a reason line tastenounappreciationdelicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values)Treeline2 sensesHas a reason line beveragenoundrinkany liquid suitable for drinkingRidgelineHas a reason line bitnounpiecean instance of some kindFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line boltverbgobbleeat hastily without proper chewingRidgelineHas a reason line airverb, nounventexpose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshenTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line alikeadjectivelikehaving the same or similar characteristicsTreeline

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