Deflection
Deflection noun - A turning away from a course or standard.
Keeping
Keeping noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.
Deflection is an antonym for keeping.
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Keeping and Deflection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deflection/keeping
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