Synonyms of the word

sustentation

• n. The act, or the result of sustaining; sustainment.
• n. The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight…

maintenance

• n. Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
• n. (law) A tort committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides…
• n. (law) (UK English) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse…
• n. (law) Child support.
• n. Money required or spent to provide for the needs of a person or a family.
• n. (biology) The natural process which keeps an organism alive.

support

• n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
• n. Financial or other help.
• n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
• n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
• n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
• n. Evidence.
• n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
• n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
• v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
• v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
• v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
• v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
• v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
• v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
• v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
• v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
• v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
• v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

sustainment

• n. The act of sustaining something.

sustenance

• n. Something that provides support or nourishment.

upkeep

• n. Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.
• v. (transitive, Britain) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.