keeps faith

Honors the promise

To keep faith is to remain loyal to a commitment, promise, or set of beliefs.

Someone who keeps faith honors their obligations even when circumstances make it difficult: She kept faith with her principles despite the pressure to compromise.

The phrase often implies steadfastness over time—continuing to believe in someone or something when others have given up: He kept faith that his missing brother would return.

Related

fidelity · word of honor · allegiance · steadfastness · holds fast · virtue · tenacity · prayerfulness · resolve · stands by · dependability · persistence · constancy · trust · creed · solemn vow · morality · determination

Opposites
loyalty and commitment

keeps faithbetrays

Acts against one's allies

backstabs · double-crosses · sells out · reneges · abandons

religious or spiritual belief

keeps faithapostatizes

Abandons religious faith

falls away · backslides · lapses

promise fulfillment

keeps faithreneges

Breaks a pledge

defaults · welches · backs out · lets down · bails

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G