Synonyms for keeping
ˈki pɪŋkeep·ing

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1. keeping

   Synonyms:
   care, guardianship, maintenance, custody

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1. keepingnoun

   conformity or harmony

   "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"

   Synonyms:
   safekeeping, retention, guardianship, holding

2. guardianship, keeping, safekeepingnoun

   the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

   "he left his car in my keeping"

   Synonyms:
   charge, retention, guardianship, care, safekeeping, holding, tutelage

3. retention, keeping, holdingnoun

   the act of retaining something

   Synonyms:
   property, memory, retentiveness, guardianship, belongings, safekeeping, holding, retentivity, retention

Matched Categories

1. • Conformity
   • Possession

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1. consumingly

   when you keep you consume

   Submitted by anonymous on October 5, 2020  

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1. keepingnoun

   Synonyms:
   care, custody, charge, guardianship

2. keepingnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, maintenance, feed

3. keepingnoun

   Synonyms:
   harmony, conformity, congruity, consistency, agreement

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1. keepingnoun

   Synonyms:
   holding, restraint, custody, guard, guardianship, protection, tutelage, detention, retention, maintenance support, subsistence, board, conformity, congruity, harmony, consistency, correspondence, observance, celebration, commemoration, fulfillment

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1. List of paraphrases for "keeping":

   maintaining, maintain, keep, conservation, maintenance, retaining, bearing, preserving, retain, holding, sustaining, sustain

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How to use keeping in a sentence?

1. Scott Wotherspoon:

   I'd rather put my effort into getting business and just keeping going.

2. Kate Boddie:

   It was overwhelming relief because if you can get a living donor, then the odds of keeping the kidney longer and being more successful are a lot higher, it’s scary too, because it’s my mom and my baby at the same time.

3. Kevin Durant:

   That's how Barea is. He's a chippy player, i mean, he has to be that way. He's the smallest guy in the league, one of the toughest guys in the league as well. So we knew he was going to try and add a little something to the game, but we did a good job keeping our heads.

4. Pamela Gonzalez:

   Losing Mrs. Byrd in our small rural community was devastating. She was an excellent educator with a huge heart, we find comfort in knowing her story may bring awareness to the importance of keeping our school employees safe and our precious students safe in this pandemic.

5. Mark Williams:

   We are not saying that all mindfulness training has to stop. But schools do need to look and see how it's being received in Willem Kuyken school. Students are often the best experts on what works for them in this area. So do the young people in Willem Kuyken school enjoy it ? Do they say they get something from it ? If so, Willem Kuyken have something worth keeping. And if, as( it's) refined, mindfulness begins to shift( the) school climate and reduce teacher burnout, these are important in their own right.