KEEPS UP Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

keeps up

verb

present tense third-person singular of keep up

as in lasts

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

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as in preserves

to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone

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as in remains

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation

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Recent Examples of keeps up Co-creator Chris Addison (Veep), was in Cannes last week at MIPCOM, meeting with international execs as Avalon keeps up its distribution push on the series. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 If that keeps up for any length of time, tension around capital allocation starts to build. — Adam Coffey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Like a brave little soldier, Caroline Darian keeps up appearances. — Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 Medical innovations can save lives, but only if communication keeps up. — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026 So, cinnamon sugar popcorn keeps up with your go-go-go energy. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 The 36-year-old also keeps up a rigorous touring schedule, currently performing a Las Vegas residency in partnership with the Tao Group. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025

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Hell Week is widely considered one of the most physically and mentally demanding portions of the initial training, which lasts roughly six months.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
For a one-term president who has lost a reelection bid, this period lasts just a few months, between their successor’s election and inauguration.

— Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lasts

Verb

In other photographs of Deckard, Vaughan preserves his stillness, his distance, and arch alienation played to perfection by Ford.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
The agreement preserves Greenland’s autonomous territory status within the Kingdom of Denmark while expanding US military access.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of preserves

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The spacecraft was crushed by the high pressure in Jupiter's atmosphere, but its data still survives on Earth.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
The sole performer who survives this chapter is Miguel Bernardeau, intensely charismatic as the physically frail but spiritually fortified Rafael.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of survives

Verb

The intact leaf blanket also conserves moisture and prevents soil from drying out over the winter.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
In Boise, a growing number of people have turned to xeriscaping in recent years, which is a type of landscaping that conserves water by using native or drought-tolerant plants, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of conserves

Verb

Ottawa continues to defend well, allowing the eighth-fewest goals at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
As the counting of ballots continues, voting rights advocates are now looking ahead to any potential controversies over close races and the certification of results.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of continues

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Rather than suggesting an overarching vision of the artist’s corpus and context, a dissolution into timeless simultaneity prevails.

— Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Normally, when state and federal laws conflict, the Constitution’s supremacy clause mandates that federal law prevails.

— Naomi Schalit, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of prevails

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Reebok is bringing Allen Iverson’s signature sneaker legacy into the modern performance basketball footwear conversation with a new Recoded upgrade that maintains the original look and feel of the classic Question Mid model.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Seeed designs and manufactures the hardware, while TRMNL maintains the firmware, plugins, and hosted service.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026