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1. keepverb

   to maintain possession of

   I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.

   Synonyms:
   retain

2. keepverb

   to maintain the condition of

   I keep my specimens under glass to protect them.

   Synonyms:
   preserve, protect

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1. keep

   Keep, signifying generally to have and retain in possession, is the terse, strong Saxon term for many acts which are more exactly discriminated by other words. We keep, observe, or celebrate a festival; we keep or hold a prisoner in custody; we keep or preserve silence, keep the peace, preserve order — preserve being the more formal word; we keep or maintain a horse, a servant, etc.; a man supports his family; we keep or obey a commandment; keep or fulfil a promise. In the expressions to keep a secret, keep one's own counsel, keep faith, or keep the faith, such words as preserve or maintain could not be substituted without loss. A person keeps a shop or store, conducts or carries on a business; he keeps or carries a certain line of goods; we may keep or restrain one from folly, crime, or violence; we keep from or refrain from evil, ourselves. Keep in the sense of guard or defend implies that the defense is effectual. Compare CELEBRATE; RESTRAIN.

   Synonyms:
   carry, carry on, celebrate, conduct, defend, detain, fulfil, guard, hold, maintain, obey, observe, preserve, protect, refrain, restrain, retain, support, sustain, withhold

   Preposition:
   Keep in hand, in mind, in or within the house; from evil; out of mischief; keep to the subject; keep for a person, an occasion, etc.

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1. keep

   Antonyms:
   release, acquit, liberate, send, dismiss, betray, neglect, divulge, discard, abandon, intermit, disobey, disregard, transgress, forsake, desert, oblivate

   Synonyms:
   hold, restrain, retain, detain, guard, preserve, suppress, repress, conceal, tend, support, maintain, conduct, continue, obey, haunt, observe, frequent, celebrate, protect, adhere to, practise, binder, sustain

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Detain
   • Have
   • Lodge
   • Prepare
   • Prolong
   • Protect
   • Raise
   • Record
   • Reserve
   • Stay
   • Store
   • Stronghold

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1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenancenoun

   the financial means whereby one lives

   "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

   Antonyms:
   break, infract, offend, violate, transgress, lose, go against, breach

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, living, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, aliveness

2. keep, donjon, dungeonnoun

   the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

   Antonyms:
   transgress, lose, breach, go against, infract, violate, break, offend

   Synonyms:
   donjon, sustenance, support, livelihood, dungeon, living, hold, bread and butter

3. hold, keepverb

   a cell in a jail or prison

   Antonyms:
   transgress, breach, go against, offend, violate, lose, break, infract

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, delay, living, bread and butter, cargo hold, detainment, support, handle, clasp, appreciation, handgrip, dungeon, hold, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, sustenance, custody, donjon, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, livelihood

4. keep, maintain, holdverb

   keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"

   "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

   Antonyms:
   lose, offend, transgress, infract, breach, violate, go against, break

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, harbor, book, retain, conserve, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, take hold, exert, bind, hold on, hold up, entertain, continue, stay fresh, wield, take, have, concord, go along, check, make, give, go for, take for, throw, defy, control, go on, celebrate, hold open, proceed, obligate, keep up, carry, observe, adjudge, have got, concur, nurse, assert, curb, defend, uphold, save, confine, preserve, prevent, arrest, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, deem, keep open, halt, keep on, asseverate, obtain, maintain, guard, oblige, contain, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, hold, hold in, bear

5. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keepverb

   continue a certain state, condition, or activity

   "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

   Antonyms:
   offend, lose, infract, transgress, break, violate, breach, go against

   Synonyms:
   save, retain, slide by, play along, hold back, pass on, stay on, pass off, remain, continue, progress, persist in, go forward, stay fresh, advance, lapse, move, extend, slip by, fall out, come on, come about, come up, uphold, hold open, elapse, proceed, go along, go, happen, go on, maintain, hold, occur, pass, move on, celebrate, preserve, hold on, glide by, bear on, restrain, stay, prevent, keep open, slip away, keep on, cover, sustain, take place, go by, hap, keep back, carry on, march on, observe

6. keep, hold onverb

   retain possession of

   "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

   Antonyms:
   go against, violate, infract, breach, offend, lose, transgress, break

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, stop, hang on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, persist, save, hold, hold on, prevent, hang in, retain, persevere, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, hold the line, grasp, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

7. prevent, keepverb

   stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

   "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

   Antonyms:
   lose, go against, offend, infract, transgress, break, violate, breach

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, celebrate, forestall, go on, restrain, hold back, save, hold, hold on, prevent, foreclose, retain, forbid, keep back, proceed, maintain, keep open, observe, hold open, preserve, sustain, continue, stay fresh, preclude

8. observe, keepverb

   conform one's action or practice to

   "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

   Antonyms:
   offend, violate, break, go against, lose, breach, infract, transgress

   Synonyms:
   detect, retain, hold open, hold back, keep an eye on, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, notice, abide by, honor, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, go along, watch, follow, save, observe, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, note

9. observe, keep, maintainverb

   stick to correctly or closely

   "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

   Antonyms:
   go against, offend, breach, break, lose, infract, transgress, violate

   Synonyms:
   detect, retain, hold open, asseverate, conserve, hold back, keep an eye on, exert, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, wield, assert, notice, abide by, honor, defend, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, keep up, go along, watch, follow, uphold, save, observe, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, note

10. keepverb

    look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

    "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

    Antonyms:
    lose, offend, infract, breach, break, go against, transgress, violate

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

11. keep, maintainverb

    maintain by writing regular records

    "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

    Antonyms:
    violate, break, go against, offend, transgress, breach, infract, lose

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, asseverate, go on, keep up, restrain, hold back, observe, save, wield, hold, hold on, prevent, defend, assert, retain, conserve, uphold, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh, exert

12. keepverb

    supply with room and board

    "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"

    Antonyms:
    breach, violate, lose, go against, break, infract, transgress, offend

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

13. retain, continue, keep, keep onverb

    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

    "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"

    Antonyms:
    lose, go against, violate, breach, transgress, offend, infract, break

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, celebrate, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, cover, hold back, save, hold, hold on, persist in, go forward, prevent, retain, keep open, uphold, extend, keep back, proceed, maintain, hold open, restrain, observe, bear on, preserve, sustain, continue, stay fresh

14. sustain, keep, maintainverb

    supply with necessities and support

    "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

    Antonyms:
    break, offend, breach, lose, go against, transgress, violate, infract

    Synonyms:
    retain, conserve, get, support, hold back, corroborate, exert, affirm, hold on, hold up, continue, stay fresh, wield, have, go along, defend, assert, celebrate, hold open, proceed, nurture, keep up, observe, nourish, go on, hold, uphold, confirm, save, preserve, prevent, restrain, keep open, suffer, keep on, asseverate, maintain, prolong, keep back, sustain, substantiate

15. keep, stay freshverb

    fail to spoil or rot

    "These potatoes keep for a long time"

    Antonyms:
    transgress, infract, violate, go against, lose, breach, offend, break

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

16. observe, celebrate, keepverb

    behave as expected during of holidays or rites

    "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

    Antonyms:
    infract, break, breach, violate, offend, lose, go against, transgress

    Synonyms:
    detect, retain, hold open, hold back, keep an eye on, hold on, find, continue, stay fresh, notice, abide by, honor, lionise, remark, go on, celebrate, watch over, take note, proceed, go along, watch, follow, save, observe, prevent, restrain, honour, mention, lionize, keep open, keep on, preserve, respect, maintain, keep back, sustain, hold, discover, fete, note

17. restrain, keep, keep back, hold backverb

    keep under control; keep in check

    "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

    Antonyms:
    offend, lose, breach, violate, infract, break, transgress, go against

    Synonyms:
    intimidate, retain, hold off, throttle, hold back, restrict, hold on, continue, withhold, save, stay fresh, trammel, go along, wait, hold in, stop, encumber, turn back, celebrate, hold open, proceed, cumber, observe, forbear, go on, constrain, hold, conceal, confine, preserve, prevent, arrest, restrain, bound, keep open, keep on, maintain, limit, contain, keep back, sustain, check

18. keep, preserveverb

    maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

    "May God keep you"

    Antonyms:
    break, breach, transgress, violate, lose, infract, go against, offend

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, carry on, uphold, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, keep up, conserve, retain, bear on, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

19. keepverb

    raise

    "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

    Antonyms:
    infract, breach, offend, transgress, violate, go against, break, lose

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

20. keep open, hold open, keep, saveverb

    retain rights to

    "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

    Antonyms:
    offend, transgress, break, breach, violate, infract, lose, go against

    Synonyms:
    spare, pull through, economize, retain, carry through, make unnecessary, hold back, salvage, hold on, continue, stay fresh, lay aside, economise, go along, relieve, salve, redeem, celebrate, hold open, proceed, save up, observe, go on, hold, save, write, preserve, prevent, deliver, restrain, keep open, keep on, maintain, keep back, sustain, bring through

21. keepverb

    store or keep customarily

    "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

    Antonyms:
    lose, break, violate, breach, transgress, offend, infract, go against

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

22. keepverb

    have as a supply

    "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

    Antonyms:
    breach, violate, infract, go against, lose, transgress, offend, break

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

23. keep, maintainverb

    maintain for use and service

    "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

    Antonyms:
    offend, break, breach, violate, infract, lose, go against, transgress

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, asseverate, go on, keep up, restrain, hold back, observe, save, wield, hold, hold on, prevent, defend, assert, retain, conserve, uphold, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh, exert

24. keepverb

    hold and prevent from leaving

    "The student was kept after school"

    Antonyms:
    go against, infract, lose, transgress, violate, break, offend, breach

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, go on, restrain, hold back, observe, save, hold, hold on, prevent, retain, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

25. preserve, keepverb

    prevent (food) from rotting

    "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

    Antonyms:
    lose, breach, go against, transgress, infract, violate, offend, break

    Synonyms:
    go along, keep on, celebrate, hold open, stay fresh, go on, carry on, conserve, hold back, hold, hold on, prevent, keep up, retain, keep open, uphold, keep back, proceed, maintain, restrain, observe, bear on, preserve, sustain, continue, save

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1. keepnoun

   Synonyms:
   custody, charge, maintenance, support, stronghold, donjon, condition, case

2. keepverb

   Synonyms:
   detain, restrain, hold, retain, repress, withhold, preserve, conserve, maintain, continue, guard, shield, defend, protect, screen, preserve, entertain, harbor, observe, adhere to, fulfill, commemorate, celebrate, solemnize, support, sustain, provide for

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. turnover

   when you fail to keep the ball

   the point guard was ripped by the defender who stole the ball & resulted in a turnover

   Submitted by acronimous on May 26, 2014  

How to use keep in a sentence?

1. Clarence Thomas:

   Under our precedents, that is all that is needed for citizens to have a right under the Second Amendment to keep such weapons.

2. North Florida:

   If we had to isolate someone on-campus, we would want a room that's a single room that has its own bathroom where a person would isolate, and my recommendation would be that there's no porous-type furniture in there. You wouldn't want an upholstery type of thing, no rugs, because it makes it easier to keep clean afterwards.

3. Mohammed Hashim:

   Every evening I run on the jogging track and see hundreds of people doing same to keep fit, i wish there were drinking-water filters attached to the solar panels to help runners.

4. Chris Janson:

   There is no other woman that I have eyes for, that's why when you see me walk into a room, I keep my head high, but I always keep my eyes low. It's just the important thing that I do. I want to impress that upon my kids. My kids will go down in history knowing that their dad had eyes for one chick.

5. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   There is greed in questioning if you keep on asking the same question.

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