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Synonyms for DETENTION
dɪˈtɛn ʃənde·ten·tion

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  1. detention

    Synonyms:
    retention, retaining, hindrance

    Antonyms:
    relinquishment, abandonment, letting go

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  1. detention, detainment, hold, custodynoun

    a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

    "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

    Synonyms:
    clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, cargo hold, detainment, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, hands

  2. detentionnoun

    a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

    "the detention of tardy pupils"

    Synonyms:
    detainment, custody, hold

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  1. glomnoun

    Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023  

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  1. detentionnoun

    Synonyms:
    restraint, custody, confinement, arrest

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How to use DETENTION in a sentence?

  1. Haseeb Drabu:

    With a few businessmen raided and more under detention, why would anyone from the rest of the country engage with them and subject himself to a possible enquiry of his transaction and opening of his books?

  2. Jim Risch:

    Canada has provided consular access and due process for Ms. Meng, it is only right for the Senate to join Canada in expressing concern over arbitrary detention and mistreatment of Canadian nationals by the Chinese government.

  3. Elizabeth Rood:

    The Russian Federation has wrongfully detained Brittney Griner, the practice of wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs and is a threat to the safety of everyone traveling, working, and living abroad.

  4. Lisa Ayoub-Rodriguez:

    I see this often in the population, they are afraid to ask for help, this is a basic example, a very simple case of a family not receiving basic human needs, access to water and warmth. This is why children should not be in a detention centers.

  5. The Navy:

    There are no indications that the Sailors were harmed during their brief detention.


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