Keep and Show

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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Keep and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

old	old keep	old show
good	good keep	good show
full	full keep	full show
best	best keep	best show
Other adjectives: better, normal, typical, short, complete, original, proper, single, actual, great, dark, main, eponymous, didn't.

character	keep character	show character
power	keep power	show power
body	keep body	show body
name	keep name	show name
Other words: someone, audience, time, face, world, everyone, kids.

So the split was (apparently) amicable, but done as a complete and immediate split to both perserve Jon's show and keep Game Grumps going.

Source: Web Video / Game Grumps
Loophole Abuse: When Clair is filming a TV show, she requests the janitor keep an eye on Cliff to keep him from eating the donuts in the dressing room.

Source: Series / The Cosby Show
He doesn't show up as a hostile, either, so you have to keep your eyes open, because you never really know when he'll show up.

Source: Paranoia Fuel / Video Games

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Show and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/show

Keep & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/show>.

Show or Keep. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/show.

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