well-kept
21
1.8
- adjective
- /ˌwɛlˈkɛpt/
- The ceremony was a well-kept local secret, nothing for tourists to know about.
- a well-kept secret
- a well-kept home
- clean and well-kept
Examples
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Senator Hanson had been standing at the picture windows, studying the well-kept lawn beyond.
Fiction book (1995) -
The house used to be a nice, well-kept bungalow like others on the street.
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The Heck home is in a well-kept neighborhood with small yards.
Academic text (2014) -
A gray frost stood on each blade of each well-kept lawn, visible in the beautiful first light of morning.
Fiction book (1997) -
Lisa frowned as she looked around the well-kept sheep farm that her aunt operated all alone.
Fiction book (1999) -
The lawns are well kept, the bushes are trimmed, and bright-colored flowers line the brick pathways.
Fiction book (2000) -
Marilyn passed a huddle of spacious, well-kept homes and parked in front of a gray ranch house bordered by aspens.
Fiction book (2000) -
Up the hill are clusters of well-kept redbrick houses around Crozer Medical Center, the city's largest employer.
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Lisa frowned as she looked around the well-kept sheep farm that her aunt operated all alone.
Synonyms
123
1.0
Clean and tidy with things in order
63
5.1
Very clean and fresh, like new
56
1.0
Having things in order with no mess
40
5.9
Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains
25
3.0
Neat and slim in shape or style
23
3.0
Neat and clean in appearance because someone cares for it
16
2.8
Kept in good condition by regular care
15
2.4
Arranged in a tidy, organized way
11
3.5
Neat and tidy in appearance with clean clothes and neat hair
8
4.9
Neat and clean with everything in its place
6
4.1
A person who is still healthy and looks young for their age
6
1.4
Clean and well organized with no mess
4
4.2
Very clean and tidy, looking almost new
1
4.4
A state that is completely clean and without any damage
1
9.3
Neat and in very good order
1
4.1
Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks
1
3.0
People take care of it so it stays in good condition
1
1.8
Clothes and hair that are neat and clean
Antonyms
How Neat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Well-kept combines the simple word well meaning 'in a good way' and kept meaning 'looked after'. So, well-kept describes something that is tidy and cared for.