Synonyms of the word keeping


KEEPINGABIDANCE - COMPLIANCE - CONFORMATION - CONFORMITY - DUTY - GUARDIANSHIP - HOLDING - OBLIGATION - OWNERSHIP - POSSESSION - RESPONSIBILITY - RETENTION - SAFEKEEPING

keeping

  • n. conformity or harmony.
  • n. charge or care.
  • n. Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
  • v. present participle of keep.

abidance

  • n. The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
  • n. Adherence; compliance; conformity.

compliance

  • n. An act of complying.
  • n. (uncountable) The state of being compliant.
  • n. (uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
  • n. (mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility.
  • n. (medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan.
  • n. (uncountable, business) the department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied…

conformation

  • n. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
  • n. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form;…
  • n. (chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a…

conformity

  • n. State of things being similar or identical.
  • n. A point of resemblance; a similarity.
  • n. State of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.
  • n. The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.

duty

  • n. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • n. A period of time spent at work or doing a particular task.
  • n. Describing a workload as to its idle, working and de-energized periods.
  • n. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff, customs duty, excise duty.
  • n. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
  • n. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
  • n. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain…

guardianship

  • n. The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

holding

  • n. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
  • n. A determination of law made by a court.
  • n. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  • n. (obsolete) That which holds, binds, or influences.
  • n. (obsolete) Logic; consistency.
  • n. (obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
  • n. (in texts about Russia, nonstandard) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation…
  • v. present participle of hold.

obligation

  • n. The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
  • n. A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid…
  • n. A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
  • n. (law) A legal agreement stipulating a specified payment or action; the document containing such agreement.

ownership

  • n. The state of having complete legal control of the status of something; possession.
  • n. (business) Responsibility for something.

possession

  • n. Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.
  • n. Something that is owned.
  • n. Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own.
  • n. A territory under the rule of another country.
  • n. The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.
  • n. (sports) Control of the ball; the opportunity to be on the offensive.
  • n. (linguistics) A syntactic relationship between two nouns or nominals that may be used to indicate ownership.
  • v. (obsolete) To invest with property.

responsibility

  • n. The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.
  • n. A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
  • n. (military) The obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility…
  • n. (military) The obligation for the proper custody, care, and safekeeping of property or funds entrusted…

retention

  • n. The act of retaining or something retained.
  • n. The act or power of remembering things.
  • n. A memory; what is retained in the mind.
  • n. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.
  • n. (medicine) The length of time an individual remains in treatment.
  • n. (obsolete) That which contains something, as a tablet; a means of preserving impressions.
  • n. (obsolete) The act of withholding; restraint; reserve.
  • n. (obsolete) A place of custody or confinement.
  • n. (law) The right to withhold a debt, or of retaining property until a debt due to the person claiming the…

safekeeping

  • n. the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft.
  • n. the storage of assets in a protected area.
  • n. the responsibility of a guardian.
  • n. (US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than…

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