Keep and Toss

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Keep

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

Toss

Toss verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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Synonyms for Toss
Antonyms for Toss
Keep is an antonym for toss.
Nearby Words: tossed, tossing
Similar words of keep

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How words are described

human human keep human toss
old old keep old toss
good good keep good toss
full full keep full toss
Other adjectives: best, usual, short, fast, single, actual, dark, dramatic.

Common collocations

character keep character toss character
people keep people toss people
body keep body toss body
someone keep someone toss someone
Other words: time, way, characters, money, head, magic, items, weapons, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Ranma ½: In the manga, Ranma, Genma, and Sōun toss Happōsai between the three of them in order to keep him away from Pantyhose Tarō.
    Source: Keep Away
  • Toward the end of My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, the girls toss the crown of Princess of the Fall Formal between each other to keep Snips and Snails from grabbing it for Sunset Shimmer.
    Source: Keep Away
  • DuckTales: During the "Rightful Owners" arc, Scrooge, the kids, and Launchpad toss the candy-striped ruby back and forth to keep it out of the hands of the bad guys trying to steal it.
    Source: Keep Away
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Antonyms for keep


Antonyms for toss

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