What are some opposite words for keep up?
Antonyms for keep upkeep up
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
keep up
Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.
Antonyms:
abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreckSynonyms:
bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, maintain, prop, support, sustain, upholdPreposition:
The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.
Princeton's WordNet
keep upverb
maintain a required pace or level
"He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"
Synonyms:
keep abreast, prolong, maintain, preserve, sustain, follow, conserveprolong, sustain, keep upverb
lengthen or extend in duration or space
"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
Synonyms:
have, suffer, keep, draw out, nurture, support, hold up, hold, sustain, confirm, protract, follow, extend, get, corroborate, maintain, nourish, substantiate, affirm, keep abreast, preserve, conserve, prolongconserve, preserve, maintain, keep upverb
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
"We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
Synonyms:
follow, asseverate, carry on, keep, conserve, economise, observe, economize, hold, husband, sustain, defend, assert, wield, uphold, maintain, keep abreast, exert, bear on, preserve, continue, save, prolongkeep up, keep abreast, followverb
keep informed
"He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
Synonyms:
take after, adopt, watch over, fall out, pursue, conserve, comply, watch, be, come, observe, play along, abide by, travel along, come after, stick with, trace, follow, surveil, accompany, sustain, maintain, postdate, succeed, keep abreast, stick to, survey, preserve, espouse, prolong, conform to, keep an eye onkeep upverb
prevent from going to bed at night
"The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"
Synonyms:
keep abreast, prolong, maintain, preserve, sustain, follow, conserve
How to use keep up in a sentence?
South Korean President Moon Jae-in:
It is more important than anything to keep up the momentum for dialogue between North Korea and the United States.
Debt today is sustainable and it will remain so for a few years because as long as economic activity and employment have not recovered momentum, central banks are unlikely to do anything with their interest rates. That allows governments to keep up the fiscal support in the form of retention schemes and support to firms.
Risk prediction as science is an evolving process, and there is no question that it will require continuous updating as society evolves and to keep up with contemporary trends and risks, there is no question, though, that these calculators are better than the eyeball test and certainly outperform the physician just saying' I think this person has a 10 % risk' after meeting and looking at them.
It is possible a year from now, that I'll get a flu shot in one arm and a Covid vaccine update booster in the other, we'll have to adapt ourselves to what it is that this virus is doing. And we have the capacity to keep up with the virus, and even get ahead of it.
We talked about it a little as a team, speaking for myself, it's definitely disappointing, but at the same time, it really wasn't surprising, about the verdict. I watched it a little bit, was able to keep up with it. It's something that I think we've all seen over and over again.
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