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Definitions

keep company

VERB
accompany
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attend escort follow guide lead
STRONG
chaperon conduct consort convoy date dog draft drag guard shadow spook squire tailgate usher
WEAK
associate with come along go along hang around with hang out look after shlep along show about show around stick to string along tag along take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon disregard leave lose neglect
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
desert withdraw
VERB
consort
Synonyms
STRONG
accompany associate attend bear befriend bring carry chaperon company conduct convoy join mingle mix pal
WEAK
chum together chum with clique with gang up with go around with hang around with hang out with hang with pal around with pal with run around with run with take up with tie up with
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid disconnect disjoin dissociate divide ignore leave neglect refuse separate sever shun take withdraw
WEAK
disagree
VERB
date
Synonyms
STRONGEST
see
STRONG
attend court escort woo
WEAK
associate with consort with deuce it fix up go around together go around with go out with go steady go together make a date step around take out
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard ignore neglect
VERB
hobnob
Synonyms
STRONG
consort fraternize mingle mix pal socialize
WEAK
chum around hang around hang out with knock around with pal around rub elbows rub shoulders spend time
Antonyms
STRONG
disagree
VERB
nationalize
Synonyms
STRONG
associate club communalize consort entertain fraternize hobnob join league mingle mix
WEAK
chum with get about get around get-together go out hang around with hang out make advances make the rounds pal around run with tie up with
Antonyms
STRONG
disagree disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate divide separate sever
VERB
socialize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
entertain get around mingle
STRONG
associate club consort fraternize hobnob join league mix
WEAK
chum with get about get-together go out hang around with hang out make advances make the rounds pal around run with tie up with
Antonyms
STRONG
disagree disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate divide separate sever
WEAK
exclude shun
VERB
woo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cultivate pursue solicit
STRONG
address beg caress charm chase court date entreat importune propose rush spark spoon
WEAK
aim for bill and coo butter up curry favor go steady make advances make love press one's suit with run after seek in marriage seek the hand of set one's cap for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignore
STRONG
disregard repulse

Example Sentences

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All the while they keep company online with that faint, terrified voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Viewed as serviceable, unglamorous and lacking in distinction, they were not considered elegant enough to keep company with royalty like paintings.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

What sets him apart, according to those he has worked with, is the "intensity" with which he drives change, and his ability to keep company executives on their toes with thorough research.

From Reuters • Jun. 1, 2022

As a program, EKU has slumped since Kidd’s retirement after the 2002 season, but it aspires to keep company with current powerhouses such as North Dakota State and James Madison, and possibly even more.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021

“Katherine Nolan, I’m askin’ to keep company with you.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.