KEPT (ON) Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

kept (on)

verb

Definition of kept (on)

past tense of keep (on)

as in held on

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as in signed (up or on)

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There are ambitious plans for the development of the stadium, with a planning meeting expected to be held on September 16, which should hopefully see those plans take a significant step forward.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Rituals are held on the final day to pray for the souls of the departed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of held on

Verb

The 49ers recovered, kicked a field goal and the Rams’ last real chance for a comeback was snuffed out.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
As New York Fashion Week kicked into even higher gear Thursday, the city’s fashion crowd was moving from one scene to the next.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of kicked

Verb

In his early films, Greene observed individuals who took on different, sometimes contradictory roles in their lives.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
The star of ‘Ripley’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ star steps up in a performance of emotional depth as Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor who took on Hamlet at the end of his life.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of took on

Verb

Stolen and enslaved Indigenous people formed new networks of kinship; learned new skills and languages; retained memories of family, kin, and rituals; and, through it all, continually plotted to return home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The feathers were partially adapted for diving, yet retained primitive, fuzzy down typical of non-avian dinosaurs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of retained

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Much of it captures a version of Karrahbooo who was watching her career sit still while the conversation around her continued without her.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
But armed conflicts between citizens of Missouri and the Kansas territory had started years earlier and continued into the Civil War.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

Environmental regulators recruited 14 universities, nonprofits, aquariums and laboratories to focus on different pieces of the project, from genetic research and reef monitoring to coral breeding and outplanting.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
But to a teenager being recruited by a fleet of big-name programs, the flash mattered more than the function.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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