keep

The word “keep” has 1 syllable: keep

It's pronounced as /kiːp/

What is synonym and antonym for keep?

In the thesaurus, “keep” has 240 synonyms and 105 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for keep along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for keep

abide by
accomplish
accumulate
achieve
adhere to
administer
administrate
amass
answer
arrest
attend
avert
battle
bear
bless
block
board
boast
bridle
bring about
bring off
buffer
bulwark
cache
care
care and feeding
care for
carry
carry on
carry out
celebrate
cellar
check
cherish
codirect
comanage
command
commemorate
commit
compass
complete
comply with
conclude
conduct
consecrate
conservancy
conservation
conserve
conserving
constrain
consummate
contain
contend
continue
control
cover
curb
custody
deal in
defend
defense
delay
deposit
detain
deter
direct
discharge
effect
endure
enjoy
execute
feed
fence
fend
fete
fight
file
fill
finalize
finance
finish
forfend
foster
fulfil
fulfill
fund
gag
garage
garner
govern
grasp
grip
guard
guardianship
guarding
guide
hamper
hamstring
handcuff
handle
hang on to
hangar
harbor
have
heap
hinder
hold
hold back
hold on to
honor
house
hug
impede
inhibit
interrupt
laud
lead
limit
look after
maintain
maintenance
make
make good
make good on
manage
measure
meet
memorialize
micromanage
mince
mind
minister to
muffle
muzzle
nourish
nurture
obey
observe
obstruct
operate
oppose
ordain
overlook
oversee
own
pack
palisade
patronize
perfect
perform
picket
pile
pilot
place
pocket
possess
praise
preservation
preserve
preserving
prevent
protect
protection
provision
pull in
put
put up
redeem
regard
regulate
remember
reposit
repress
reserve
resist
respect
restrain
retain
retard
ritualize
rule
run
safeguard
safeguarding
safekeeping
sanctify
satisfy
save
screen
season
secure
set up
shackle
shelter
shelve
shield
silence
sink
smother
solemnize
sponsor
squelch
stack
stage-manage
stake
stall
stand up for
steer
steward
stifle
stock
stop
store
stow
strangle
subsidize
superintend
supervise
support
suppress
sustain
sustaining
sustentation
swallow
take care of
tame
tend
trade in
treasure
underwrite
upkeep
victual
wall
war
ward
warehouse
watch
watch over
withhold
withstand

Antonyms for keep

abandon
advance
aid
air
allow
assail
assault
assist
attack
beset
besiege
blow off
bombard
breach
break
capitulate
cave
cede
condemn
consume
contribute
damage
decline
demolition
denounce
deprive
dereliction
destruction
discard
dishonor
disperse
displace
dispossess
disregard
disrespect
dissipate
divide
donate
drop
dump
encourage
endanger
expedite
express
facilitate
fail
forget
free
further
give
give up
hand out
hand over
harm
help
hurt
ignore
ignoring
inattention
injury
let go
let happen
liberate
loose
loosen
lose
mismanage
miss
neglect
negligence
overlook
overpass
overrun
pass over
permit
promote
push
reject
release
relinquish
remove
reproach
repudiate
ruin
ruination
scatter
separate
slight
spend
spurn
squander
starve
storm
submit
support
surrender
take out
transgress
unleash
use up
vent
violate
want
waste
yield

Meanings of keep

noun
1. The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
2. The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
3. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
4. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
5. That which is kept in charge; a charge.
6. A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
verb
1. To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
2. (heading) To hold the status of something.
3. (heading) To hold or be held in a state.
4. To wait for, keep watch for.
5. To act as wicket-keeper.
6. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
7. To be in session; to take place.
8. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
9. (by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
10. To observe or celebrate (a holiday).

Example Sentences

He asked her to keep an eye on the house while he was away.
Can you please keep the door closed to keep the cold air out?
The chef advised to keep stirring the sauce to prevent it from sticking.
It's important to keep your promises to maintain trust in relationships.
Remember to keep your belongings secure when traveling.

On this page you'll find 345 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to keep, such as: abandon, abide by, accomplish, accumulate, achieve, adhere to, administer.

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