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 Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 Robert Mugabe, longtime strongman of Zimbabwe, printed money to ensure his party kept control of the country and to finance the nation's deficits. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 Sensible Carl Laemmle kept above the fray and denied reports that Universal Pictures was considering a defection. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 Economic uncertainty and other factors have kept borrowing costs elevated for much of the year, according to real estate experts. — Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 There were also all kinds of fun activities in the athletes’ Olympic Village that kept the players busy. — Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Feldstein’s arrest was kept under a sweeping gag order, for fear that disclosing it would compromise Israeli intelligence, but the Haaretz reporter Bar Peleg soon learned of it. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 The state successfully kept these explosive, company-by-company details hidden from the public — until the Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel obtained the unredacted data this summer. — Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Spurs kept a clean sheet, an achievement to build on after shipping five in their opening two, and looked solid, if a little unimaginative in midfield. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept

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Some guilds, like the Directors Guild of America, celebrated the verdict as a win, while others, like the Writers Guild of America, felt disappointed that the merger is one step closer to becoming reality.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Trey Mancini signed a one-day contract to retire with the Orioles and was celebrated this past weekend in Baltimore.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebrated

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Though the military retained control over certain ministries and the power to veto constitutional amendments, the world celebrated what seemed like a major breakthrough.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Abiy’s Prosperity Party was retained power in June's general election that was boycotted by the main opposition groups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of retained

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The Courant asked to interview Santiago and Braswell, but our request was not fulfilled in time for this article.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
The former security chief fulfilled Beijing’s long-standing imperative to enact a homegrown national security law in 2024.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfilled

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And inJanuary space agency officials closed the building that housed Goddard’s library—NASA’s largest—which stored thousands of historical journals and spaceflight documents and was used as a meeting place for Goddard employees.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
The company says these are live streams to your phone, not recordings, and they are not stored on its servers.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of stored

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Illinois families deserve affordable utility bills and a natural gas system that is safe, reliable and maintained by a skilled workforce.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of maintained

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The killing, often deliberate, of more than twenty thousand children in Gaza injured consciences, not purses, and consciences could be managed with some ritual censuring of Benjamin Netanyahu or his proudly bigoted colleagues.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Trump cast the moment as something generations of presidents had talked about but never managed to pull off.

— Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026