What are the opposite words for kept on?

The phrase "kept on" refers to the continuous repetition or persistence of an action. The antonym for this phrase would be to pause or stop the action. Other antonyms for "kept on" include discontinuing, halting, ceasing, and concluding. These adjectives describe a state of completion or conclusion, indicating a definite end to an activity. The opposite of "kept on" can also be expressed as relinquishing, surrendering, abandoning, or letting go. Each of these words implies a release or relinquishment of control or possession, indicating that a particular action or pursuit is no longer being maintained or pursued.

What are the antonyms for Kept on?

• v.

  • abide
  • leave
  ,
  • quit
  ,
  • refuse
  ,
  • stop
  .
  • continue
  • cease
  ,
  • complete
  ,
  • desist
  ,
  • discontinue
  ,
  • end
  ,
  • finish
  ,
  • halt
  .
  • know
  • misinterpret
  ,
  • misunderstand
  .
  • persevere
  • be lazy
  ,
  • give up
  ,
  • idle
  .
  • remain
  • depart
  ,
  • forge
  ,
  • go
  ,
  • move
  .

Famous quotes with Kept on

• From one match to the next, I kept on winning.

  Tracy Austin
• Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the general conduct of the natives there did not appear the least occasion for so much caution.

  William Bligh
• The Democratic Party had no idea how to use the Internet. They treated it like free money and then kept on doing all the rest of the things they normally do.

  Wes Boyd
• Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

  Dale Carnegie
• Very curious, at the age of about 13 years, Oswald began to study Marxism and he kept on in his writing, affirming that he was a Marxist. Probably he did want to show himself as a great, supreme Marxist.

  John Sherman Cooper

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Synonyms:

parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket, parrot, parrot, parakeet, paraquet, paroquet.