Deactivated
Kept and deactivated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kept" instead a verb "Deactivated".
Nearby Word: deactivating
Kept
Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.
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Synonyms for Kept
Deactivated and kept are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deactivated" instead a verb "Kept".
Both words in one sentence
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A number of the deactivated SS-20 and Pershing-II missiles were allowed to be kept for display purposes.
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After Jeremy came onboard and kept accidentally attracting Creepers, Geoff finally got tired of it and deactivated Plan G, replacing it with a memorial.
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Noob-Smoke's bio in Mortal Kombat Deception states that Noob Saibot found Smoke's deactivated cyborg body in Shao Kahn's trophy room, where the late emperor kept the cyborg assassin as a memento from his Earthrealm invasion.
Source: Dead Guy on Display
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