Keep and Open

Keep

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

Open and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Open" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Open

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

Keep and open are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Open".

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

show keep show open show
way keep way open way
mouth keep mouth open mouth
eyes keep eyes open eyes
Other words: enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / inFAMOUS: Second Son Augustine has another one at the end of the game where she proclaims that Curdun Cay is a Conduit Sanctuary and she caused this False Flag Operation so as to keep the place open and keep the Conduits safe.
  • The Door Slams You Arnold is holding the door open for everyone to enter the cafeteria because they're holding their trays and Helga assumes he'll keep it open for her as well.
  • Series / One Tree Hill The Ravens also keep a spot open for him in their starting 5 after his death, and keep his locker empty.
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Open and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/open
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