Synonyms for keeping
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Care
care, safe-keeping, guardianship, protection, preservation, charge, charre UK, custody, conservation, tutelage
Other
maintenance, agreement, support, conformity, consistency, possession, harmony, correspondence, observance, fulfillment US, fulfilment UK, congruity
Definitions
- n. 1
Conformity or harmony.
The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
- n. 2
Charge or care.
Forms
- Plural
- keepings → cares, guardianships, protections, preservations…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| keeping | rising | |
| congruity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- care1
- 6 letters
- charge1, charre
- 7 letters
- support2, holding2, custody3, harmony3
- 8 letters
- tutelage3
- 9 letters
- agreement3, retention3, congruity4
- 10 letters
- protection3, possession3, conformity4, observance3, fulfilment
- 11 letters
- maintenance3, consistency4, fulfillment3
- 12 letters
- conservation4, preservation4, guardianship4
- 14 letters
- correspondence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (support2 = 2 syllables).