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| Main Entry: | kept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preserved |
| Synonyms: | put up, stored, conserved |
| Main Entry: | kept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | retained |
| Synonyms: | at hand, guarded, held, reserved, saved, withheld, clutched, maintained, on file, watched over |
| Main Entry: | kept |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | observed |
| Synonyms: | celebrated, fulfilled, honored, unbroken, commemorated, continued, followed, obeyed, regarded, solemnized |
| Antonyms: | abandoned, broken, forgotten, dishonored |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, maintain |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, amass, cache, carry, conduct, conserve, control, deposit, detain, direct, enjoy, garner, grasp, grip, have, heap, hold back, manage, own, pile, place, possess, preserve, put, put up, reserve, retain, save, season, stack, stock, store, withhold, care for, deal in, trade in |
| Antonyms: | consume, disperse, give, hand over, release, give up, let go |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend; provide for |
| Synonyms: | administer, attend, board, carry on, command, conduct, continue, defend, direct, endure, feed, foster, guard, maintain, manage, mind, nourish, nurture, operate, ordain, protect, provision, run, safeguard, shelter, shield, subsidize, support, sustain, care for, look after, minister to, victual, watch over |
| Antonyms: | abandon, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent |
| Synonyms: | arrest, avert, block, check, constrain, control, curb, delay, detain, deter, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, limit, obstruct, restrain, retard, shackle, stall, stop, withhold |
| Antonyms: | let go, let happen |
| Main Entry: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate; pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | bless, celebrate, consecrate, fulfill, hold, honor, laud, obey, observe, perform, praise, regard, respect, sanctify, solemnize, adhere to, comply with, ritualize |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, ignore |
| Main Entry: | enforced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in force |
| Synonyms: | charged, established, executed, kept, ordained, prescribed, pressed, prevalent, required, sanctioned, advocated, carried out, compelled, constrained, demanded, dictated, enjoined, exacted, forced upon, imposed, invoked |
| Main Entry: | owned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | possessed |
| Synonyms: | bought, held, inherited, kept, retained, enjoyed, had, in hand, purchased |
| Main Entry: | stolen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | taken |
| Synonyms: | abducted, diverted, kept, kidnapped, appropriated, bagged, embezzled, filched, hijacked, lifted, misappropriated, pinched*, plagiarized, poached, purloined, ripped off*, robbed, sacked, shanghaied, snatched, swiped* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | canned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preserved |
| Synonyms: | kept, bottled, conserved |
| Main Entry: | reserved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held for future use |
| Synonyms: | booked, engaged, kept, limited, private, qualified, restricted, retained, taken, appropriated, arrogated, claimed, laid away, preempted, roped off, set apart, set aside, spoken for |
| Antonyms: | given, unreserved, offered |
| Main Entry: | observed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | commemorated |
| Synonyms: | celebrated, consecrated, honored, kept, minded, recalled, remembered, respected, sanctified, esteemed, memorialized, preserved, regarded, reverenced, solemnized, venerated, worshiped |
| Antonyms: | abandoned, forgotten, desecrated |
| Main Entry: | saved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | not spent |
| Synonyms: | kept, retained, stored, untouched, unused, accumulated, amassed, deposited, hoarded, invested, unspent |
| Antonyms: | spent, wasted, squandered |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
| Synonyms: | abide by, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, support, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, stand by |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | can |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preserve fruit, vegetable |
| Synonyms: | bottle, keep, put up |
| Main Entry: | carry on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage operations |
| Synonyms: | administer, conduct, direct, keep, operate, ordain, run, engage in |
| Antonyms: | mismanage |
| Main Entry: | celebrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate occasion, achievement |
| Synonyms: | beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball*, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clutch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab, snatch |
| Synonyms: | catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, collar, embrace, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, harbor, hold, hook, keep, nab, nail*, seize, snag, snatch, take, cling to, glom, put the snare on |
| Antonyms: | unfasten, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commemorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | honor, observe occasion |
| Synonyms: | admire, celebrate, immortalize, keep, monument, observe, perpetuate, remember, salute, solemnize, memorialize, monumentalize, pay tribute to |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, forget, neglect |
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