Keeping

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

Synonyms for "keeping" (186 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Noun(7 words)

guardianship retention adherencealgae retentionalign care conforming

accommodation accord accordance acquiescence acquittal acquittance adaptation adaption adherence adjustment administration agreement auspices balancebilateral symmetrybottling upcarecarrying outcharge clinging

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closefisted compliance conformance conformationconformation other-directionconformity congruity conservancy conservation conservational conservationism

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conservationist conservative conservatory conserving consistency conventionalitycorking upcorrespondence cure custodianship custody dischargedynamic symmetryenvironmental conservationequality equilibrium eurythmics eurythmy evenness execution

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finish flexibilityforest conservationforest managementfulfillment governance government grasping gripping guardianship guarding guidance hand hands harmony heed heeding hold holdingholding ininhibition jurisdiction keep linelocking in

Noun(10 words)

consistent equal fidelityfood storageharboring hold holding honoringin line withkennelling

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Noun(16 words)

maintain maintaining maintenance match observance observing possess preservation preserve preserving retain retaining safekeeping stabilizestabling a horsestorage

maintenance malleability management ministrymultilateral symmetryobedience observance observation orthodoxy oversight parallelism pastorage pastorate pastorship patronage performance pliancy polarity possession practice

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prehension preserval preservation preservative preservatory preservingpreventive custodyproportion proportionality protection protectiveprotective custodyprotectorship reconcilement reconciliation regularity repression respect retainment retention retentive retentiveness retentivitysafe handssafekeeping salvage salvation satisfaction saving shapelinesssoil conservationstewardshipstream conservationstrictness support suppression sustentation symmetricalness symmetry tenacious tenacity traditionalismtrilateral symmetrytrust tutelage uniformity upkeep ward wardenship wardshipwatch and wardwater conservationwetlands conservationwildlife conservationwing

Verb(2 words)

store foodstoring

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More general

20 entries

abidance actionaction verbalignment care compliance conformation conformity conservation duty maintenance obligation ownership possession process property

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More specific

24 entries

animal keepingcalibrate cleancommitment keepingcompliance consistencydata keepingdata retentiondurability equalize housekeepinginventory keepinginventory managementoutpacepet keepingpreserve

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Collocations

17 entries

data keepinggood keepinghousekeepinginventory keepingkeeping pacekeeping pace withkeeping promiseskeeping qualitykeeping recordskeeping scorekeeping secretskeeping timekeeping within budgetkeeping within limitslong keepingpet keeping

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Inflections

5 entries

keepings keeps keptmore keepingmost keeping

Derivations

2 entries

keepable keeper

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The slowest one to make a promise is the most faithful one in keeping it.

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I'm keeping a record of basal body temperature.

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Thousands of Americans have a hard time keeping the wolf from the door.

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I am still keeping up my tennis craze.

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