Keep and Lay off

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Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Lay off is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Lay off verb - Put an end to a state or an activity.

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Keep is an antonym for lay off.

Keep on finding gold and jewels, just lay off the quack.

Source: Don't Explain the Joke

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Lay off and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/lay_off

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