Complete
Complete verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Keep house is an antonym for complete.
Keep house
Both terms in one sentence
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Men Can't Keep House: The first time we see Holmes' apartment, it is a darkened dishevelled mess, complete with bullet holes in the walls.
Source: Film / Sherlock Holmes -
Men Can't Keep House: The apartment Parson Gotti lived in prior to his summoning was, by his own description, a complete mess.Parson: This place is a hole.
Source: Webcomic / Erfworld
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Keep house and Complete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/complete/keep_house
Complete & Keep house. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/complete/keep_house>.
Keep house or Complete. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/complete/keep_house.
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