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keep up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of keep up

1 to continue to operate or to meet oneʼs needs

  • letʼs hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
Synonyms of keep up

hold out, hold up, last, prevail, survive
Words Related to keep up

bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get by, get on, go, hang in, make out, manage, persevere

abide, continue, draw out, hang on, hold on, linger, persist, remain, run on, stretch
Near Antonyms of keep up

break, break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, expire, stall, stop

run down, wane
Antonyms of keep up

fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out

2 to keep in good condition

  • kept the house up while the owners were gone
Synonyms of keep up

conserve, maintain, preserve, save
Words Related to keep up

service

support, sustain

care (for), husband, manage

defend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield

cure, fix, heal, remedy

mend, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, restore
Near Antonyms of keep up

disregard, ignore, neglect

break, damage, destroy, harm, hurt, impair, injure, ruin, wreck

3 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

  • letʼs hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation
Synonyms of keep up

abide, bide, continue, endure, hold on, hold up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on
Words Related to keep up

linger, stay, stick around, tarry

carry through, prevail, survive
Near Antonyms of keep up

abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane
Antonyms of keep up

cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up

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