Further and Keeps

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Further verb - To help the growth or development of.

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Keeps is an antonym for further.

Nearby Words: furthered, furthering

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Further is an antonym for keeps in prevent topic.

This is just one example among many: most of the Norse gods were flawed even in the oldest recorded myths, and Valhalla keeps and further develops this characterization.

Source: God Is Flawed
Serial Escalation: This webcomic STARTS here, and keeps going further and further.

Source: Webcomic / Ravens Dojo
Patton Oswalt often combines this with Genius Bonus for bits that are hilarious partly because he keeps going further and further out; i.e.

Source: Overly Long Gag

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Keeps and Further. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/keeps

Further & Keeps. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/keeps>.

Keeps or Further. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/further/keeps.

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