stay together

Keep the bond

Stay together means to remain as a unit rather than separating.

Couples stay together for the kids.

Bands stay together or break up.

The phrase implies continuity despite pressure or temptation to split: They've managed to stay together through hard times.

It can be a command to a group: Stay together—don't wander off.

Related
  • joinConnect or enlist
  • holdMaintain in grasp
  • bondBinding tie or connection
  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • adhereStick firmly to

hold on tight · loyalty · commitment · stick it out · make it work · steadfastness · reconciliation · fidelity · for better or worse · see it through · thick and thin · devotion · remain · solidarity · through · ride it out · partnership · weather the storm

Opposites
relational unity

stay togethersplit up

Sever a union

break up · separate · part ways · divorce · go separate ways

physical cohesion

stay togethercome apart

Separate into pieces

fall apart · break apart · scatter · disperse · disintegrate

temporal continuity

stay togetherbreak up

End a relationship

end · terminate · discontinue · cease · stop

Family

stay, together, staying, stayed, togetherness, stayer

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G