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kept up

verb , past tense of keep up

Synonyms and Antonyms of kept up

1 to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

Synonyms of kept up

held out, held up, lasted, prevailed, survived

Words Related to kept up

bore up, carried on, coped, endured, fared, got along, got by, got on, hung in, made out, managed, persevered, went

abided (also abode), continued, drew out, held on, hung on, lingered, persisted, ran on, remained, stretched

Near Antonyms of kept up

broke, broke down, collapsed, conked (out), crashed, cut out, died, expired, stalled, stopped

ran down, waned

Antonyms of kept up

failed, fizzled, gave out, petered (out), ran out, went out

2 to keep in good condition

kept the house up while the owners were gone

Synonyms of kept up

conserved, maintained, preserved, saved

Words Related to kept up

serviced

supported, sustained

cared (for), husbanded, managed

defended, guarded, protected, safeguarded, screened, shielded

cured, fixed, healed, remedied

mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed, rehabilitated, rejuvenated, restored

Near Antonyms of kept up

disregarded, ignored, neglected

broke, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

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

Synonyms of kept up

abided (also abode), bode (or bided), continued, endured, held on, held up, lasted, perdured, persisted, ran on, remained

Words Related to kept up

lingered, stayed, stuck around, tarried

carried through, prevailed, survived

Near Antonyms of kept up

abated, died (down), ebbed, let up, moderated, subsided, waned

Antonyms of kept up

ceased, closed, concluded, desisted, died, discontinued, ended, expired, finished, lapsed, left off, passed, quit (also quitted), stopped, terminated, wound up (also winded up)

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