Synonyms of keep up

keep up

verb

1

as in to survive

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• survive
• last
• prevail
• remain
• hold out
• hold up
• continue
• persist
• get along
• get on
• go
• get by
• carry on
• make out
• manage
• hang in
• bear up
• endure
• cope
• hang on
• run on
• draw out
• stretch
• hold on
• persevere
• fare
• abide
• linger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• run out
• fail
• go out
• give out
• stop
• cut out
• die
• break down
• break
• peter (out)
• expire
• collapse
• stall
• crash
• run down
• fizzle
• conk (out)
• wane

2

as in to preserve

to keep in good condition

kept the house up while the owners were gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserve
• conserve
• maintain
• save
• protect
• defend
• restore
• sustain
• safeguard
• care (for)
• guard
• rebuild
• husband
• service
• manage
• support
• remedy
• shield
• cure
• patch
• rehabilitate
• reconstruct
• screen
• heal
• fix
• rejuvenate
• mend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• neglect
• destroy
• hurt
• break
• impair
• ruin
• harm
• damage
• injure
• wreck

3

as in to remain

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remain
• continue
• last
• persist
• stay
• run on
• hold on
• endure
• hold up
• survive
• bide
• abide
• stick around
• perdure
• linger
• prevail
• carry through
• tarry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stop
• die
• end
• pass
• finish
• close
• conclude
• cease
• wind up
• quit
• terminate
• discontinue
• expire
• die (down)
• leave off
• lapse
• desist
• moderate
• abate
• subside
• let up
• wane
• ebb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of keep up

But many manufacturers don’t have enough CNC operators to keep up with the accelerating demand. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 June 2025

Never ones to let the cosmologists get in the way of a good time, the particle physics community kept up interest in the axion, finding different variations on the particle and devising clever experiments to see if the axion existed. —ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025

To keep up with its goal of building 45,580 new housing units by 2029, the city would have had to issue 5,698 new housing permits last year, according to a report the city released in April. —Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025

The tourism district projects Disney World will add 8,000 hotel rooms and 11,000 employees over the next two decades to keep up with the growth. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 June 2025