Synonyms of kept (from)

kept (from)

verb

past tense of keep (from)

as in withheld (from)

to resist the temptation of

try to keep from eating all the chocolate in one day!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withheld (from)
• abstained (from)
• refrained (from)
• avoided
• denied
• forwent
• forbore
• abjured
• refused
• eschewed
• shunned
• checked
• constrained
• curbed
• inhibited
• rejected
• repudiated
• combated
• fought
• bucked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• yielded (to)
• surrendered (to)
• succumbed (to)
• bowed (to)
• gave in (to)
• conceded (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• capitulated
• knuckled under (to)