Synonyms and Antonyms of keep

synonym (synonym of keep)

  • (noun)
    carry, defend, hold, preserve, retain, carry on, detain, maintain, protect, support, celebrate, fulfil, obey, refrain, sustain, conduct, guard, observe, restrain, withhold
    Keep, signifying generally to have and retain in possession, is the terse, strong Saxon term for many acts which are more exactly discriminated by oth more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
    the financial means whereby one lives (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    donjon, dungeon
    the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hold
    a cell in a jail or prison (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    hold, maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    continue, go along, go on, proceed
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    hold on
    retain possession of (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.social)
    prevent
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    observe
    conform one's action or practice to (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    maintain, observe
    stick to correctly or closely (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    maintain
    maintain by writing regular records (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    continue, keep on, retain
    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    maintain, sustain
    supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    stay fresh
    fail to spoil or rot (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    celebrate, observe
    behave as expected during of holidays or rites (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    hold back, keep back, restrain
    keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    preserve
    maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    cock up, hoist, prick, prick up, run up, up
    raise (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    hold open, keep open, save
    retain rights to (verb.possession)
     

antonym (antonym of keep)

  • (verb.social)
    breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    discontinue
    come to or be at an end (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    lose
    fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.social)
    allow, let, permit
    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen (verb.social)
     

also (also)

hypernym (keep IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a cell in a jail or prison (noun.artifact)
    cell, jail cell, prison cell
    a room where a prisoner is kept (noun.artifact)
     
  • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
    keep up, prolong, sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space (verb.stative)
     
  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)
     
  • fail to spoil or rot (verb.stative)
    remain, rest, stay
    stay the same; remain in a certain state (verb.change)
     
  • hold and prevent from leaving (verb.contact)
    confine, detain
    deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)
     
  • keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
    bottle up, inhibit, suppress
    control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior (verb.social)
     
  • maintain by writing regular records (verb.communication)
    enter, put down, record
    make a record of; set down in permanent form (verb.communication)
     
  • maintain for use and service (verb.possession)
    have, have got, hold, have, have got, hold
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)
     
  • maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger (verb.stative)
    protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage (verb.competition)
     
  • prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change)
    cook, fix, make, prepare, ready
    prepare for eating by applying heat (verb.creation)
     
  • raise (verb.stative)
    farm, grow, produce, raise
    cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (verb.creation)
     
  • retain rights to (verb.possession)
    book, hold, reserve
    arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance (verb.social)
     
  • store or keep customarily (verb.possession)
    store
    find a place for and put away for storage (verb.possession)
     
  • supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
    have, have got, hold
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense (verb.possession)
     
  • supply with room and board (verb.stative)
    accommodate, lodge
    provide housing for (verb.stative)
     
  • the financial means whereby one lives (noun.possession)
    resource
    available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed (noun.possession)
     
  • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress (noun.artifact)
    fastness, stronghold
    a strongly fortified defensive structure (noun.artifact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF keep relation)

  • behave as expected during of holidays or rites (verb.social)
    commemorate, mark
    mark by some ceremony or observation (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    mourn
    observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    solemnise, solemnize
    observe or perform with dignity or gravity (verb.social)
     
  • conform one's action or practice to (verb.social)
    make good
    act as promised (verb.social)
     
  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    keep going, run on
    continue uninterrupted (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    ride
    continue undisturbed and without interference (verb.stative)
     
  • keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
    pressurise, pressurize
    maintain a certain pressure (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    hold over
    keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    preserve
    keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    distance
    keep at a distance (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    housekeep
    maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household (verb.stative)
     
  • keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
    hold
    keep from exhaling or expelling (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    confine
    prevent from leaving or from being removed (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bottle up, inhibit, suppress
    control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
     
  • look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession)
    conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction (verb.possession)
     
  • prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change)
    freeze-dry
    preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    conserve
    preserve with sugar (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dehydrate, desiccate
    preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    pickle
    preserve in a pickling liquid (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    salt
    preserve with salt (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    can, put up, tin
    preserve in a can or tin (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    refrigerate
    preserve by chilling (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    cure
    prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    corn
    preserve with salt (verb.change)
     
  • raise (verb.stative)
    herd
    keep, move, or drive animals (verb.stative)
     
  • retain possession of (verb.possession)
    carry over, hold over
    hold over goods to be sold for the next season (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    deny, refuse
    refuse to let have (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    deduct, recoup, withhold
    retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    preserve, save
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store
    keep or lay aside for future use (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    store
    find a place for and put away for storage (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    hold, hold back, keep back, retain
    secure and keep for possible future use or application (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    harbor, harbour
    keep in one's possession; of animals (verb.possession)
     
  • stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state (verb.social)
    defend
    be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.social)
    exclude, keep out, shut, shut out
    prevent from entering; shut out (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    keep away
    prevent from coming close (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    blank
    keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    hinder, impede
    be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    rain out, wash out
    prevent or interrupt due to rain (verb.social)
     
  • supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
    patronage
    support by being a patron of (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.consumption)
    reseed
    maintain by seeding without human intervention (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    carry
    keep up with financial support (verb.stative)
     
  • the financial means whereby one lives (noun.possession)
    amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts
    things that make you comfortable and at ease (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    maintenance
    means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    meal ticket
    a source of income or livelihood (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    subsistence
    minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting (noun.possession)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF keep relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress (noun.artifact)
    black hole of calcutta
    a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 2 more.. (noun.artifact)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (noun.artifact)
    castle
    a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack (noun.artifact)
     

verb group (keep is verb group of ....)

  • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
    continue, persist in
    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb.stative)
     
  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    continue
    continue after an interruption (verb.stative)
     
  • have as a supply (verb.possession)
    keep
    store or keep customarily (verb.possession)
     
  • hold and prevent from leaving (verb.contact)
    keep, prevent
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state (verb.social)
     
  • look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession)
    keep, preserve
    maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger (verb.stative)
     
  • prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change)
    keep, stay fresh
    fail to spoil or rot (verb.stative)
     
  • retain possession of (verb.possession)
    hold open, keep, keep open, save
    retain rights to (verb.possession)
     
  • retain rights to (verb.possession)
    hold on, keep
    retain possession of (verb.possession)
     

derivation (.... is derived from keep)

  • a cell in a jail or prison (noun.artifact)
    confine, hold, restrain
    to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    keep
    hold and prevent from leaving (verb.contact)
     
  • allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)
    continuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction
    the consequence of being lengthened in duration (noun.attribute)
     
  • behave as expected during of holidays or rites (verb.social)
    celebration, festivity
    any joyous diversion (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    celebration, solemnisation, solemnization
    the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.event)
    celebration, jubilation
    a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.event)
    ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance
    a formal event performed on a special occasion (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.person)
    celebrant, celebrater, celebrator
    a person who is celebrating (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    law-abiding, observant
    (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs (adj.all)
     
  • conform one's action or practice to (verb.social)
    honoring, observance
    conformity with law or custom or practice etc. (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    keeping
    conformity or harmony (noun.act)
     
  • continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)
    continuance, continuation
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption (noun.act)
     
  • hold and prevent from leaving (verb.contact)
    hold, keep
    a cell in a jail or prison (noun.artifact)
     
  • keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., (verb.stative)
    maintainer, sustainer, upholder
    someone who upholds or maintains (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    maintainable
    capable of being maintained (adj.all)
     
  • keep under control; keep in check (verb.social)
    restraint
    the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    controller, restrainer
    a person who directs and restrains (noun.person)
     
  • look after; be the keeper of; have charge of (verb.possession)
    guardianship, keeping, safekeeping
    the responsibility of a guardian or keeper (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    custodian, keeper, steward
    one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    keeper
    someone in charge of other people (noun.person)
     
  • maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger (verb.stative)
    preservation, saving
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.location)
    preserve
    a reservation where animals are protected (noun.location)
     
  • prevent (food) from rotting (verb.change)
    conserve, conserves, preserve, preserves
    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar (noun.food)
     
  • (noun.person)
    preserver
    a cook who preserves fruits or meat (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    preservative
    tending or having the power to preserve (adj.all)
     
  • retain possession of (verb.possession)
    holding, keeping, retention
    the act of retaining something (noun.act)
     
  • stick to correctly or closely (verb.cognition)
    observance, observation, watching
    the act of observing; taking a patient look (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    observation
    the act of making and recording a measurement (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    notice, observance, observation
    the act of noticing or paying attention (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    observation, reflection, reflexion
    a remark expressing careful consideration (noun.communication)
     
  • stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state (verb.social)
    bar, prevention
    the act of preventing (noun.act)
     
  • (adj.all)
    preventative, preventive
    tending to prevent or hinder (adj.all)
     
  • supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
    maintenance, sustainment, sustenance, sustentation, upkeep
    the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
    the financial means whereby one lives (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    maintenance
    means of maintenance of a family or group (noun.possession)
     
  • the financial means whereby one lives (noun.possession)
    keep, maintain, sustain
    supply with necessities and support (verb.consumption)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    support
    support materially or financially (verb.possession)
     
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