Synonyms for keep

Noun

1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance, resource

usage: the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

2. keep, donjon, dungeon, stronghold, fastness

usage: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

3. hold, keep, cell, jail cell, prison cell

usage: a cell in a jail or prison

Verb

1. keep, maintain, hold, keep in, keep out, keep off, keep up, keep off, keep down, keep apart, keep up

usage: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

2. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep, act, move

usage: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"

3. keep, hold on, have, have got, hold, keep back, keep back

usage: retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

4. prevent, keep

usage: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

5. observe, keep

usage: conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

6. observe, keep, maintain

usage: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

7. keep, have, have got, hold

usage: look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

8. keep, maintain, record, enter, put down

usage: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

9. keep, lodge, accommodate

usage: supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"

10. retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going, prolong, sustain, keep up

usage: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"

11. sustain, keep, maintain, have, have got, hold

usage: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

12. keep, stay fresh, stay, remain, rest

usage: fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

13. observe, celebrate, keep

usage: celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

14. restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back, prevent, keep

usage: keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

15. keep, preserve, protect

usage: maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

16. keep, grow, raise, farm, produce

usage: raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

17. keep open, hold open, keep, save, reserve, hold, book

usage: retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

18. keep, store

usage: store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

19. keep, have, have got, hold

usage: have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

20. keep, maintain, have, have got, hold

usage: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

21. keep, confine, detain

usage: hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"

22. preserve, keep, cook, fix, ready, make, prepare

usage: prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"