Keeping and Respect

Keeping

Keeping noun - The following of a custom, rule, or law.

Usage example: the keeping of religious laws and traditions

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Respect and keeping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respect" instead a noun "Keeping".

Nearby Words: keep, keeper

Respect noun - Relation to or concern with something specified.

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Keeping and respect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keeping" instead a noun "Respect".

good	good keeping	good respect
full	full keeping	full respect
better	better keeping	better respect
total	total keeping	total respect
Other adjectives: true, single, great, serious, new, less, greater, basic.

Even Evil Has Standards: Octavius thinks lobotimizing people and keeping them locked up is humane, but killing them without respect is animalistic.

Source: Comicbook / Spider-Man: Noir
The Starscream: Averted Trope; the Daleks don't even pretend to respect Davros this time, and are keeping him as a "pet".

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E12 "The Stolen Earth"
Subverted Trope in the 2005 revival episode "The Stolen Earth"; the Daleks don't even pretend to respect him this time, and are keeping him as a "pet".

Source: The Starscream

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