keep up | Definition of keep up

Synonyms and Antonyms of keep 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 keep up

hold out, hold up, last, prevail, survive

Words Related to keep up

bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get by, get on, go, hang in, make out, manage, persevere

abide, continue, draw out, hang on, hold on, linger, persist, remain, run on, stretch

Near Antonyms of keep up

break, break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, expire, stall, stop

Antonyms of keep up

fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out

2 to keep in good condition

kept the house up while the owners were gone

Synonyms of keep up

conserve, maintain, preserve, save

Words Related to keep up

support, sustain

care (for), husband, manage

defend, guard, protect, safeguard, screen, shield

cure, fix, heal, remedy

mend, patch, rebuild, reconstruct, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, restore

Near Antonyms of keep up

disregard, ignore, neglect

break, damage, destroy, harm, hurt, impair, injure, ruin, wreck

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 keep up

abide, bide, continue, endure, hold on, hold up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on

Words Related to keep up

linger, stay, stick around, tarry

carry through, prevail, survive

Near Antonyms of keep up

abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane

Antonyms of keep up

cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up