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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeps up

Verb

Before that, in a trend which lasts to this day, the very best players were always tempted away, to Italy or Spain, towards salaries that German football could never provide.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The advantage lasts three to six months before a copy shows up.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of lasts

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The Kansas City Public Library’s oral history project, Speaking of Kansas City, preserves the firsthand accounts of Hispanic flood survivors from Argentine.

— Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
The blue plaque in Upper Norwood today preserves the moment for posterity.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of preserves

Verb

But while that proposal is off the table, the specter of mining near the refuge remains.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
While Kyiv has made significant progress since 2022 in defending itself against Russian missile and drone attacks, the country remains extremely vulnerable to ballistic missile strikes.

— Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of remains

Verb

Most of the variables that determine whether a business survives and grows over the next eighteen months sit outside any one person's hands.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Finally, if the rock survives its trip through the planet's atmosphere and lands on the ground, it's called a meteorite.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of survives

Verb

This efficiency not only conserves limited resources but also builds community trust by minimizing unnecessary interactions.

— Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The brain further conserves power by relying on highly efficient biological mechanisms that have been refined through millions of years of evolution.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026

Definition of conserves

Verb

As an impasse between the union representing Fort Worth’s firefighters and the city over contract negotiations continues, Fort Worth City Council members have weighed in.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Bertha continues its tour along the Gulf Coast, ushering in tropical storm-force wind gusts, hazardous beach conditions and pockets of rain.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of continues

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Her Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, the head of the state’s repressive apparatus, receives American military officers in Caracas even as Washington maintains a $25 million bounty on his head.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
An activist organization called DeFlock maintains a crowdsourced map with the locations of well over 80,000 cameras.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026