fail to keep

VERB

lose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drop fail forget give up squander suffer surrender waste

STRONG

bereave capitulate consume default deplete disinherit displace dispossess dissipate divest drain exhaust expend forfeit lavish misplace miss misspend oust relinquish rob sacrifice yield

WEAK

be careless be impoverished be reduced become poorer fall short pass up suffer loss use up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fight hoard save win

STRONG

accumulate collect fill gather give hold keep refuse starve take

WEAK

achieve confront face hold on to maintain meet succeed

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fail to keep

Did you fail to keep up with some of the year’s best television?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

And for foreign brands that fail to keep up, the price of standing still is becoming painfully clear.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025

It comes as the UK's communications watchdog Ofcom warns that social media companies will face fines if they fail to keep children safe.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024

Twenty-one states have laws permitting criminal charges against people who fail to keep a gun inaccessible to a minor, according to the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

I fail to keep the bitterness out of my voice, and Helene gives me a hard look.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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