Cut out and Keep up

Opposite meaning terms

Cut out verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

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Keep up is an antonym for cut out.

Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.

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

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Cut out is an antonym for keep up.

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