keeping English

Meaning keeping meaning

What does keeping mean?

keeping

— noun conformity or harmony his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion

— noun the responsibility of a guardian or keeper he left his car in my keeping

— noun (= retention) the act of retaining something

Synonyms keeping synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as keeping?

keeping English » English

holding

preserving

preservation

retention

maintenance

custody

storing

storage

protection

observance

protecting

guarding

upkeep

tending

safekeeping

retaining

harmony

care

sustaining

support

saving

observing

obeying

maintaining

keep

harmoniousness

guardianship

guard

defending

defence

containing

conservation

concord

charge

agreement

will

wearing

upholding

unison

tune

trust

trophy

treatment

traction

therapy

symphony

sustenance

supervision

superintendence

subsistence

Topics keeping topics

What do people use keeping to talk about?

States Quality Good Right, proper

Wrong, unsuitable

• What words refer to something being unsuitable for a particular place?
  be out of place be out of keeping not be in keeping incongruous

Social behavior Government

Government functions

• What are the functions of government?
  regulation of trade regulation of finance coinage printing money public works keeping the peace waging war putting down rebellion passing laws enforcing the law punishing crime

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Make peace

• What words refer to trying to prevent or end a war?
  keep the peace peace-keeping mediate between

States Quality Good

Right, proper

• What words refer to something someone does that is right for a particular situation?
  right proper acceptable appropriate apt correct fitting suitable be the done thing be the way it's done in keeping with

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Relations involving correspondences

• What words indicate that one thing corresponds to another?
  correspond to correspondence in accordance with in relation to according to in line with in proportion to to apply to to regard as applicable to in keeping with