kept

The word “kept” has 1 syllable: kept

It's pronounced as /kɛpt/

What is synonym and antonym for kept?

In the thesaurus, “kept” has 187 synonyms and 55 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for kept

abided by
accomplished
achieved
administered
administrated
answered
arrested
at hand
averted
battled
blessed
blest
blocked
boasted
bore
bridled
brought about
brought off
buffered
bulwarked
carried on
carried out
celebrated
cellared
checked
cherished
clutched
co-directed
co-managed
codirected
comanaged
commanded
commemorated
committed
compassed
completed
concluded
conducted
consecrated
conserved
constrained
consummated
contained
contended
continued
controlled
covered
curbed
defended
detained
directed
discharged
effected
enjoyed
executed
fenced
fended
feted
filed
filled
finalized
financed
finished
followed
forfended
fought
fulfilled
funded
gagged
garaged
governed
guarded
guided
had
hampered
handcuffed
handled
hangared
harbored
held
held back
held on to
hindered
honored
housed
hugged
hung on to
impeded
inhibited
interrupted
lauded
led
made
made good
made good on
maintained
managed
measured
memorialized
met
micromanaged
minced
minded
muffled
muzzled
obeyed
observed
obstructed
on file
operated
opposed
overlooked
oversaw
owned
packed
palisaded
patronized
perfected
performed
picketed
piloted
pocketed
possessed
praised
preserved
prevented
protected
pulled in
put up
ran
redeemed
regarded
regulated
remembered
reposited
repressed
reserved
resisted
restrained
retained
ruled
run
safeguarded
sanctified
sank
satisfied
saved
screened
secured
set up
shelved
shielded
silenced
smothered
solemnized
sponsored
squelched
stage-managed
staked
steered
stewarded
stifled
stood up for
stopped
stored
stowed
strangled
sunk
superintended
supervised
supported
suppressed
swallowed
tamed
tended
took care of
treasured
unbroken
underwrote
walled
warded
warehoused
warred
watched
watched over
withheld
withstood

Antonyms for kept

abandoned
aired
assailed
assaulted
attacked
beset
besieged
blew off
bombarded
breached
broke
broken
capitulated
caved
ceded
contributed
declined
discarded
dishonored
disregarded
donated
dropped
dumped
expressed
forgot
forgotten
gave
gave up
handed out
handed over
ignored
liberated
loosed
loosened
lost
neglected
overlooked
overpassed
overran
passed over
rejected
released
relinquished
repudiated
slighted
spurned
stormed
submitted
surrendered
took out
transgressed
unleashed
vented
violated
yielded

Meanings of kept

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

The secret recipe was carefully kept within the family for generations.
Despite the chaos, she kept her composure during the emergency.
He kept his promise to always be there for his best friend.
The ancient artifacts were meticulously kept in a climate-controlled chamber.
The diary entries vividly recounted the memories she had kept hidden for years.

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