maintaining

Definitions

The act of keeping something in its existing state or condition.

Providing the necessary support or resources to keep something functioning.

Asserting or declaring something to be true.

Examples

She is dedicated to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

The city is responsible for maintaining the public parks and roads.

Synonyms

preserving sustaining upholding keeping continuing retaining conserving

Antonyms

abandoning neglecting discarding halting ending destroying discontinuing