Synonyms of keeping (to)

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verb

present participle of keep (to)

as in sticking (to or with)

to give steadfast support to

always keeps to his political positions, even when they are unpopular

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sticking (to or with)
• clinging (to)
• adhering (to)
• standing by
• holding to
• living up to
• hewing (to)
• defending
• abiding by
• cleaving (to)
• following
• cultivating
• accepting
• supporting
• endorsing
• adopting
• embracing
• advocating
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• upholding
• confirming
• backing
• indorsing
• championing
• fostering
• bolstering
• espousing
• heeding
• cherishing
• boosting
• reenforcing
• buttressing
• backstopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• defecting (from)
• taking back
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• disagreeing (with)
• forsaking
• deserting
• surrendering
• withdrawing
• recalling
• spurning
• revoking
• renouncing
• reconsidering
• retracting
• denying
• reneging
• abjuring
• disputing
• refuting
• disproving
• recanting
• backing off
• backing down
• rebutting
• contradicting
• controverting
• abnegating
• unsaying
• negating
• repudiating
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• disowning
• negativing
• backtracking
• gainsaying

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• giving up
• defecting (from)
• taking back
• abandoning
• relinquishing
• disagreeing (with)
• forsaking
• deserting
• surrendering
• withdrawing
• recalling
• spurning
• revoking
• renouncing
• reconsidering
• retracting
• denying
• reneging
• abjuring
• disputing
• refuting
• disproving
• recanting
• backing off
• backing down
• rebutting
• contradicting
• controverting
• abnegating
• unsaying
• negating
• repudiating
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• disowning
• negativing
• backtracking
• gainsaying

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keeping to

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phrase

present participle of keep to

as in obeying

to act according to the commands of

Let's keep to the original plan, shall we?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obeying
• following
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• adhering (to)
• abiding by
• falling in with
• goose-stepping (to)
• yielding (to)
• observing
• submitting (to)
• deferring (to)
• surrendering (to)
• agreeing (to)
• assenting (to)
• acceding (to)
• listening (to)
• acquiescing (to)
• minding
• regarding
• hearing
• watching
• noticing
• attending
• marking
• taking
• noting
• heeding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rebelling (against)
• defying
• passing over
• challenging
• disobeying
• brushing (off)
• winking (at)
• daring
• leading
• refusing
• ignoring
• directing
• renouncing
• repudiating
• overlooking
• disregarding
• dismissing
• violating
• tuning out
• scoffing (at)
• revolting (against)
• disobliging
• shrugging off
• breaking
• infringing
• breaching
• transgressing
• fighting
• mocking
• opposing
• deriding
• flouting
• resisting
• scorning
• combating
• withstanding
• contesting
• combatting
• poohing
• disputing
• mutinying (against)
• overpassing
• bucking
• pooh-poohing

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• rebelling (against)
• defying
• passing over
• challenging
• disobeying
• brushing (off)
• winking (at)
• daring
• leading
• refusing
• ignoring
• directing
• renouncing
• repudiating
• overlooking
• disregarding
• dismissing
• violating
• tuning out
• scoffing (at)
• revolting (against)
• disobliging
• shrugging off
• breaking
• infringing
• breaching
• transgressing
• fighting
• mocking
• opposing
• deriding
• flouting
• resisting
• scorning
• combating
• withstanding
• contesting
• combatting
• poohing
• disputing
• mutinying (against)
• overpassing
• bucking
• pooh-poohing

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