Keep and Relieve

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Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Antonyms for Keep
Relieve is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Relieve

Relieve verb - To make more bearable or less severe.
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Synonyms for Relieve
Antonyms for Relieve
Keep is an antonym for relieve in remove blame topic.
Nearby Words: relief, relieving
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Common collocations

life keep life relieve life
people keep people relieve people
story keep story relieve story
anyone keep anyone relieve anyone
Other words: enemies, memories.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Reality Ensues: Snake needs to shower off every once in a while, not only to relieve himself of stress, but also to keep himself clean.
    Source: Video Game / Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
  • Monkey King takes it up to eleven - not only he keep entire zone in order, just because other monkeys to scared of him to disobey, but he causes main character to relieve his entire life just by losing temper for one second.
    Source: The Dreaded / Anime and Manga
  • Literature / Gone Girl She's always ready to relieve the tension with a sarcastic comment, or deal with said tension with sarcasm in order to keep herself sane.
    Source: Literature / Gone Girl
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