kept up

VERB

maintain, sustain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hold on

WEAK

balance compete contend continue emulate go on keep pace keep step match pace persevere preserve rival run with vie

Antonyms

WEAK

let go neglect

Example Sentences

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kept up

While the market has risen, its gains haven’t quite kept up with Wall Street’s increasingly sunny outlook for corporate earnings growth.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned both sides for attacks on civilian areas as Ukraine and Russia kept up their artillery war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

“I think it caught everyone off guard…And the infrastructure hasn’t kept up with it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

"It's almost like the noise of the motorway is kept up there above us."

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

I wondered if Hattie Mae had kept up her “News Auxiliary.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool