KEPT Synonyms: 242 Similar and Opposite Words

kept

verb

Definition of kept

past tense of keep

as in celebrated

to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony keep the Sabbath by not working

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as in retained

to continue to have in one's possession or power the money is yours to keep keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone

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as in fulfilled

to do what is required by the terms of make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter

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as in stored

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I keep extra toothbrushes for unexpected overnight guests

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as in maintained

to pay the living expenses of agreed to keep both of their children in off-campus housing until they graduated and found jobs

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as in managed

to look after and make decisions about enlisted a relative to keep the store while she was away

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as in contained

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to keep your composure no matter what happens

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as in protected

to drive danger or attack away from may God bless and keep you

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Recent Examples of kept Lending institutions including those providing home mortgages and car loans should require that all student debt payments be kept current as a condition to borrowers incurring even more debt. — Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 The All Blacks kept possession, moved the ball toward space and Patrick Tuipulotu scored to mark his first test of the season. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Two training partners kept him on pace to beat the record, and Kerr also beat the second-place finisher, American runner Yared Nuguse, by about 3 seconds. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 18 July 2026 Days after analysts at more than a dozen banks rolled out price targets that were almost uniformly bullish, the shares tumbled below their $135 IPO price for the first time, then kept falling toward $125. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026 Schroders asked why those savers kept so much of their nest egg in cash. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2026 Plot details about the movie have been kept under wraps since it was first announced in September 2025. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 18 July 2026 France kept coming, as Mbappe then scored his second goal of the day in the 66th minute to cut England’s once big lead to 4-3 with more than 20 minutes to play. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Present-day Palo is seated atop of Roman port and seaside resort Alisum where Emperor Marcus Aurelius himself kept a villa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026

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This was not an average Independence Day, as the nation celebrated its milestone two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The summer after the country celebrated its 200th birthday, David Hearn paddled a canoe nicknamed the Queen Mary around the Reflecting Pool as part of an event intended to draw attention to a sport that would later lead him to Olympic glory.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of celebrated

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Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Already on a yellow card, Fernandez fulfilled that brief with his wild tackle on Pau Cubarsi.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of fulfilled

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During a search warrant executed before Hemphill’s arrest, the dentist could not show detectives where the practice stored its Narcan, police wrote in the warrant.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Individuals face criminal citations and prosecutions over living outside, and personal property that’s stored in public is frequently destroyed.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of stored

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Ukraine has maintained its strikes against Russian energy infrastructure with another attack early Sunday on the export hub that brings oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
The Office of the State Auditor maintained that its interest in a Midland site was based on expanding geographic access to early voting, not dictating the county’s final plan.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of maintained

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That is 22 more than teams managed in Qatar in 2022 and nine more than in the 2018 tournament in Russia — with the caveat that 36 more games have already been played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Rushdie lost an eye and suffered other life-threatening injuries but managed to survive.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Definition of managed

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Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Wildberries said the fire at the Kotovsk site had been contained.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026