Synonyms for keep up
keep up

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1. keep up

   Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.

   Synonyms:
   bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, maintain, prop, support, sustain, uphold

   Antonyms:
   abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreck

   Preposition:
   The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. keep upverb

   maintain a required pace or level

   "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

   Synonyms:
   keep abreast, prolong, maintain, preserve, sustain, follow, conserve

2. prolong, sustain, keep upverb

   lengthen or extend in duration or space

   "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

   Synonyms:
   have, suffer, keep, draw out, nurture, support, hold up, hold, sustain, confirm, protract, follow, extend, get, corroborate, maintain, nourish, substantiate, affirm, keep abreast, preserve, conserve, prolong

3. conserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb

   keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

   "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

   Synonyms:
   follow, asseverate, carry on, keep, conserve, economise, observe, economize, hold, husband, sustain, defend, assert, wield, uphold, maintain, keep abreast, exert, bear on, preserve, continue, save, prolong

4. keep up, keep abreast, followverb

   keep informed

   "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"

   Synonyms:
   take after, adopt, watch over, fall out, pursue, conserve, comply, watch, be, come, observe, play along, abide by, travel along, come after, stick with, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, sustain, maintain, postdate, succeed, keep abreast, stick to, survey, preserve, espouse, prolong, conform to, keep an eye on

5. keep upverb

   prevent from going to bed at night

   "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"

   Synonyms:
   keep abreast, prolong, maintain, preserve, sustain, follow, conserve

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1. • Continue
   • Keep

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1. keep up

   Synonyms:
   maintain, continue

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1. Mac Thornberry:

   There's a lot more work for Congress to do, we'll be holding hearings and other events to examine the military implications, including whether other countries will be encouraged to develop their own nuclear capability in order to keep up with what Iran is allowed to do under this agreement. And whether there is an increased threat to U.S. servicemembers.

2. Moon Sung-wook:

   It is a situation where strong demand is boosting prices and factories can't keep up with that level of demand even at full capacity.

3. Christian Wood:

   We were playing hard, everybody’s heart was in the right place. The ball was moving. Everybody was cheering for one another. We just got to keep up that same energy.

4. Paulo Batista:

   I am just excited. I feel renewed again, i've worked this great civilian life, but it's not what I've always wanted and loved to do, and now I've got that chance. I'm just so eager. I'm ready to keep up with those 18-year-olds.

5. Pavel Molchanov:

   This was expansion on steroids and obviously we are seeing how that movie is ending very badly because the company is struggling to keep up with its bills.