Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Sidetracked is an antonym for keep.
Sidetracked
Both words in one sentence
- The Doctor himself also counts, as they are supposed to be looking for an alien, but they keep getting sidetracked.
Source: Fan Fic / The Man with No Name - Parodied in The Big Lebowski: the narrator is not only Wrong Genre Savvy, but can't keep his fauxlosophy straight and keeps getting sidetracked.
Source: Fauxlosophic Narration -
The second time was when he does this as a tactic to keep the Doberman sidetracked momentarily, giving Bogus a chance to escape.
Source: Bubblegum Popping
Cite this Source
Sidetracked and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/sidetracked
Keep & Sidetracked. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/sidetracked>.
Sidetracked or Keep. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/sidetracked.
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