keep+afloat
21Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
22hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …
23survive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. outlive, outlast; live; escape [with one s life]; continue, persist, remain, endure, abide, last. See durability, permanence. Ant., succumb, pass. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To live on] Syn. outlive,… …
24buoyant — adj. 1 a able or apt to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. b (of a liquid or gas) able to keep something afloat. 2 light hearted. Derivatives: buoyantly adv. Etymology: F buoyant or Sp. boyante part. of boyar float f. boya BUOY …
25maintain — Synonyms and related words: abide, accommodate, account as, advocate, affirm, afford, afford support, allege, allege in support, announce, annunciate, answer, argue, argue for, assert, assever, asseverate, assume, aver, avouch, avow, back, back… …
26sustain — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide with, admit, advocate, affirm, afford support, allege in support, allow, answer, approve, argue for, assert, attest, authenticate, authorize, back, back up, be exposed to, be subjected to, bear, bear out,… …
27hold up — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, advertise, afford support, air, arrest, back, back up, backpedal, backwater, be consistent, be proof against, be the case, be true, be truthful, be unflappable, bear, bear out, bear up, bear up against, blazon …
28stay — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abeyance, abide, abort, adhere, adjourn, advocate, afford support, afterthought, agglomerate, alpenstock, amnesty, anchor, arm, arrest, arrestation, athletic supporter, await, back, back up, backbone, backing …
29support — Synonyms and related words: A frame, Maecenas, OK, TLC, abettor, abide, abide with, accept, acceptance, accession, accommodate, accredit, acquiescence, act a part, act out, admirer, advance, advocate, affirm, affirmation, afford, afford hope,… …
30uphold — Synonyms and related words: OK, accept, admire, advocate, affirm, afford support, aid, allege in support, answer, approve, approve of, argue for, assert, assist, attest, authenticate, back, back up, backstop, bear, bear out, bear up, bless,… …
