Discard and Keep

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Discard

Discard verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: discard an old, torn sweater
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Synonyms for Discard
Antonyms for Discard
Keep is an antonym for discard in get rid of topic.
Nearby Words: discarded, discarding

Keep

Keep verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone
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Synonyms for Keep
Antonyms for Keep
Discard is an antonym for keep in hold on to topic.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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Similar words of keep

Common collocations

people discard people keep people
body discard body keep body
name discard name keep name
rest discard rest keep rest
Other words: time, way, characters, identity, story, information, items, anyone, everyone, hands, names, weapons.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Mode In "Poker Night", the player is given 15 seconds to decide which cards they want to keep and discard.
    Source: Video Mode
  • Creator / Robert Reed The Fog of Ages: The original Traveller, Jy, in Down The Bright Way is over a million years old, and must make constant decisions on what memories to keep or discard.
    Source: Creator / Robert Reed
  • Judgment of Solomon A handful of Magic: The Gathering cards play like the puzzle variation, where one player splits a group of cards into piles that the other must choose to use/keep or discard.
    Source: Judgment of Solomon
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