Keep and Make

Opposite meaning words

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

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Make is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Keep is an antonym for make in designate topic.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

sweet	sweet keep	sweet make
human	human keep	human make
old	old keep	old make
good	good keep	good make
Other adjectives: best, better, identical, specific, short, perfect, complete, single, small, powerful, actual, big, great, huge, dangerous, dark, main, cute, major, few, worst.

character	keep character	make character
life	keep life	make life
people	keep people	make people
peace	keep peace	make peace
Other words: name, show, time, way, world, money, game, story, friends, weapons.

Data may not feel any actual attachment to his friends, but when an opportunity to make and keep friends comes up, his programming dictates that he chooses that option over others.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Live-Action TV
Note that in the real world, scientists and engineers make and keep very detailed notes — this is often what differentiates Science from Mad Science.

Source: No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup
Step by Step: The Season 3 episoce "Bad Girls" sees Al, desperate to make and keep friends, fall for a bad group of girls who wear military fatigues.

Source: I Just Want to Have Friends

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