KEEP ON Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

keep (on)

verb

Definition of keep (on)

as in to hold on

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as in to lay on

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Amen Thompson blocked Victor Wembanyama's game-tying layup attempt with less than a second remaining and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-110 on Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Democrats held on in the Senate, and the House shifted from barely Democratic to barely Republican.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of hold on

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Directly upstairs, guests can delight in an elevated take on a sports bar at Louis’ House of Bourbon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
The proposal comes as competition intensifies between DeepSeek and US rivals OpenAI and Anthropic to develop AI systems that can take on increasingly complex software engineering tasks.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of take on

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But Moscow and Kyiv have continued aerial strikes elsewhere, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying Sunday that Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy systems before winter.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Herbert continued to struggle, increasing his league-leading interception total to 10.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of continue

Verb

Steven’s last-minute decision promises to shake up a race that is widely viewed as crucial to Republicans’ hopes of retaining control of the upper chamber.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
While Carlson has long been unaffiliated with the outlet, Patel retains business connections with Carlson, while Carlson’s brother Buckley Carlson has served on the Daily Caller nonprofit’s board.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of retain

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Congress could opt to kick the can down the road, rather than enact changes to shore up Social Security — which may require tax increases, benefit cuts or a combination of both.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Jackson Kleather kicked the third of his four field goals to extend Northwestern’s lead to 10 early in the third quarter.

— Owen Murray, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of kick

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While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Unlike woodpeckers, which mostly use their neck muscles to drill, Akis employ their entire body’s momentum, from feet to beak, to slam into the wood.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

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