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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in maintained, cared-for
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- beat-up,
- bombed-out,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- down-at-the-heels
- (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels),
- dumpy,
- grungy,
- mangy,
- mean,
- miserable,
- moth-eaten,
- neglected,
- ratty,
- run-down,
- scrubby,
- scruffy,
- seedy,
- shabby,
- sleazy,
- tacky,
- tatterdemalion,
- tatty,
- threadbare,
- timeworn,
- tumbledown
kept up
verb
past tense of keep up
Synonyms & Antonyms of kept up (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
- let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
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2
to keep in good condition
- kept the house up while the owners were gone
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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
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“Kept-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept-up. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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