keep away

Speech parts

1. keep away - Noun

2. keep away - Verb

Meaning

prevent from coming close

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

keep-away

Synonyms

beware shun hide depart decamp abscond move back keep out back off stand back keep back keep off move away stay away steer clear

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Antonyms

approach close in be close be nearby remain close stay nearby

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Hypernyms

keep prevent

Examples

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain

I will help you approach if you approach, and to keep away if you keep away. Antonio Porchia

This year I just want to enjoy myself. I could give up tomorrow without having the slightest regret. I could keep away from this world for a year and then perhaps start to feel the desire to prove something to myself again. Bode Miller

If you have a tail of straw, then keep away from the fire. Argentinean Proverb

You can keep away from the rogue, but you cannot keep yourself safe from the liar. Irish Proverb

In a quarrel between a husband and his wife, keep away. Portuguese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

keep at close range keep at it keep awake keep away from keep back keep bad company