Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Mask
Mask verb - To change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity.
How words are described
| old | old keep | old mask |
| full | full keep | full mask |
| looking | looking keep | looking mask |
| normal | normal keep | normal mask |
| Other adjectives: usual, complete, original, small, powerful, actual, big, great, huge, dark, floating, creepy, eponymous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Spider-Man: I want to put on the mask and keep it on!
Source: I Never Told You My Name -
You keep hiding your real face behind that antisocial mask and one day the mask will be your face.
Source: Becoming the Mask -
Beet the Vandel Buster has Grineed, who actually wears a literal mask (more like an extra outer skin) to keep himself calm and composed, instead of the raging beast that is underneath.
Source: Beneath the Mask
Cite this Source
Mask and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/mask
Keep & Mask. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/mask>.
Mask or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/mask.
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