Kept and Relinquished

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Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.

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Relinquished is an antonym for kept.

Relinquished adjective - That has been withdrawn or retreated from.

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Kept is an antonym for relinquished.

Nearby Word: relinquishing

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Relinquished and Kept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kept/relinquished

Kept & Relinquished. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kept/relinquished>.

Relinquished or Kept. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kept/relinquished.

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