Fail and Keep

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Fail

Fail verb - To miss the opportunity or obligation.
Usage example: failed to mention that he had already been paid for the job by the homeowner's wife
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Keep is an antonym for fail.
Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Fail is an antonym for keep in hold topic.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper
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Common collocations

power fail power keep power
people fail people keep people
job fail job keep job
number fail number keep number
Other words: rest, time, way, money, game, everyone, levels.

Both words in one sentence

  • Not only does this fail to keep her from getting attached (especially once she learns his reasons), but he ends up falling in love with her.
    Source: Jerkass Façade
  • Videogame / Five Nights at Freddy's 2 If you fail to keep the animatronics at bay, they'll shove you into an actual Freddy suit, much like the one you have a mask of.
    Source: Videogame / Five Nights at Freddy's 2
  • Video Game / Stellaris Empires who somehow fail to keep up technologically without being conquered can request to be protectorates instead of vassals due to the extreme difference in tech.
    Source: Video Game / Stellaris
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