Synonyms for kept


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kept
Phonetic Transcription : kɛpt

Top 10 synonyms for kept Other synonyms for the word kept

Définition of kept

Origin :
  • past tense of keep (v.).
  • adj preserved
  • adj retained
  • adj observed
Example sentences :
  • Now, how much better off should I have been if I had kept my place in the factory?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But I kept looking and after awhile I was able to sit up and ask what hit me.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He kept no records of birthdays and wedding-anniversaries or the hour of death.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • She kept house for her brother, and the poor creatures boarded with her.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • As soon as we unloaded, it commenced to rain, and kept on steadily till midnight.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • He did not at first look up, but kept on with his employment.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He kept it to himself, and heard in silence the criticisms made at the club-windows.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Making him her slave, she kept him at the very height of bliss.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • His voice was thin, but it kept that line of hands high above their heads.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • But great as our tax burden is, it has not kept pace with public spending.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Antonyms for kept

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