Harm
Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Keep
Keep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.
Usage example: the keep of the stable is mainly left to the two equine-loving daughters
How words are described
| good | good harm | good keep |
| normal | normal harm | normal keep |
| regular | regular harm | regular keep |
| visible | visible harm | visible keep |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive, big, extreme, great, personal, major, extra. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It gets to a point where Kit is so determined to save everyone and to keep them from harm that he and Eeni get into a fight because he never asks for her help.
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He makes sure to keep children out of harm's way whenever possible, and is particularly close and fond of his girlfriend Andrea's six-year-old son, Brock.
Source: Friend to All Children -
They may like mischief and cause trouble from time to time, but mostly keep to themselves and don't harm humans.
Source: Manga / Sand Land
Cite this Source
Keep and Harm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/keep
Harm & Keep. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/keep>.
Keep or Harm. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/harm/keep.
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