Synonyms of keeping up

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adjective

as in holding up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holding up
• holding on
• lasting
• running on
• enduring
• abiding
• persisting
• residual
• staying
• lingering
• sticking around
• continuing
• biding
• remaining
• perduring
• leftover
• surviving
• carrying through
• tarrying
• prevailing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying (down)
• letting up
• waning
• winding up
• subsiding
• abating
• moderating
• ebbing
• ending
• dying
• passing
• concluding
• finishing
• stopping
• closing
• terminating
• ceasing
• leaving off
• lapsing
• quitting
• expiring
• discontinuing
• desisting

keeping up

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verb

present participle of keep up

1

as in surviving

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surviving
• lasting
• prevailing
• holding out
• holding up
• remaining
• continuing
• hanging in
• getting along
• carrying on
• getting on
• persisting
• going
• making out
• getting by
• hanging on
• holding on
• bearing up
• running on
• drawing out
• managing
• enduring
• coping
• stretching
• persevering
• lingering
• faring
• abiding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going out
• running out
• giving out
• failing
• cutting out
• breaking down
• dying
• petering (out)
• stopping
• breaking
• running down
• crashing
• collapsing
• expiring
• stalling
• fizzling
• conking (out)
• waning

2

as in preserving

to keep in good condition

kept the house up while the owners were gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preserving
• conserving
• maintaining
• saving
• protecting
• defending
• caring (for)
• restoring
• servicing
• rebuilding
• safeguarding
• sustaining
• guarding
• managing
• supporting
• shielding
• curing
• healing
• rehabilitating
• screening
• reconstructing
• remedying
• fixing
• husbanding
• patching
• rejuvenating
• mending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• destroying
• breaking
• hurting
• damaging
• impairing
• injuring
• ruining
• wrecking
• harming

3

as in remaining

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 & Similar Words

• remaining
• lasting
• continuing
• holding on
• running on
• persisting
• staying
• holding up
• enduring
• surviving
• lingering
• sticking around
• abiding
• prevailing
• perduring
• carrying through
• biding
• tarrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winding up
• ending
• dying
• finishing
• passing
• stopping
• closing
• dying (down)
• concluding
• terminating
• leaving off
• expiring
• discontinuing
• ceasing
• lapsing
• quitting
• waning
• desisting
• moderating
• letting up
• subsiding
• ebbing
• abating