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keeps up

verb , present tense third-person singular of keep up

Synonyms and Antonyms of keeps up

1 to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

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

Synonyms of keeps up

holds out, holds up, lasts, prevails, survives

Words Related to keeps up

bears up, carries on, copes, endures, fares, gets along, gets by, gets on, goes, hangs in, makes out, manages, perseveres

abides, continues, draws out, hangs on, holds on, lingers, persists, remains, runs on, stretches

Near Antonyms of keeps up

breaks, breaks down, collapses, conks (out), crashes, cuts out, dies, expires, stalls, stops

runs down, wanes

Antonyms of keeps up

fails, fizzles, gives out, goes out, peters (out), runs out

2 to keep in good condition

kept the house up while the owners were gone

Synonyms of keeps up

conserves, maintains, preserves, saves

Words Related to keeps up

services

supports, sustains

cares (for), husbands, manages

defends, guards, protects, safeguards, screens, shields

cures, fixes, heals, remedies

mends, patches, rebuilds, reconstructs, rehabilitates, rejuvenates, restores

Near Antonyms of keeps up

disregards, ignores, neglects

breaks, damages, destroys, harms, hurts, impairs, injures, ruins, wrecks

3 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 of keeps up

abides, bides, continues, endures, holds on, holds up, lasts, perdures, persists, remains, runs on

Words Related to keeps up

lingers, stays, sticks around, tarries

carries through, prevails, survives

Near Antonyms of keeps up

abates, dies (down), ebbs, lets up, moderates, subsides, wanes

Antonyms of keeps up

ceases, closes, concludes, desists, dies, discontinues, ends, expires, finishes, lapses, leaves off, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up

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