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Synonyms for detention
dɪˈtɛn ʃənde·ten·tion
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
detention
Synonyms:
retention, retaining, hindranceAntonyms:
relinquishment, abandonment, letting go
Princeton's WordNet
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, postponement, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, handsdetentionnoun
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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glomnoun
Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
detentionnoun
Synonyms:
restraint, custody, confinement, arrest
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "detention":
arrest, custody, imprisonment, detained, detentions, prison, confinement, internment, arrests, detain, possession, retention, remand, detaining, incarceration, détention, apprehension, arrested, holding, detainment, arresting, custodial, detainees, detainee, penitentiary, reclusion, stop, committal, correctional, apprehending
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#656 | keep | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1675 | hands | |
#2071 | wait | |
#2465 | handle | |
#3123 | holding | |
#3446 | delay | |
#4390 | prison | |
#6563 | retention | |
#6616 | arrested | |
#6648 | possession | |
#7245 | grip | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7664 | custody | |
#7791 | appreciation | |
#10067 | detention | |
#11162 | clutch | |
#12790 | retaining | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#13920 | imprisonment | |
#15723 | correctional | |
#15872 | detained | |
#16419 | arrests | |
#18787 | detainees | |
#19967 | confinement | |
#21042 | custodial | |
#22016 | clasp | |
#27779 | remand | |
#28482 | incarceration | |
#30095 | clutches | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#32432 | arresting | |
#36718 | detainee | |
#40155 | detain | |
#42034 | postponement | |
#44315 | penitentiary | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#45055 | internment | |
#59917 | detentions | |
#67627 | detaining | |
#73937 | committal | |
#102740 | clench | |
#107584 | apprehending | |
#127206 | handgrip | |
#189417 | detainment | |
#249008 | reclusion |
How to use detention in a sentence?
This will benefit government unions by providing more opportunities for federal workers and expand unions. De-privatizing doesn’t mean shutting down all of these detention centers.
We are working diligently to get Mr. Abraham-Joseph out of detention while we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding.
This does not mean that either of these sites will be chosen; we will also be assessing other locations in coming weeks, ultimately, the facility surveys will provide me, the rest of the President's national security team and Congress with some of the information needed to chart a responsible way forward and a plan so that we can close the detention facility at Guantanamo and this chapter in our history once and for all.
This ruling means that the government cannot continue to lock up families without an individualized determination that they pose a danger or flight risk that requires their detention.
For the next three days, since I'm going to be in the detention center, I wonder how I am going to be able to find an attorney since I won't be able to get access to phones and I won't be able to contact my family or an attorney, ms. Yujing Zhang, you're obviously very intelligent because your questions are excellent from a defendant in this situation.
Translations for detention
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- اعتقالArabic
- арестуване, задържанеBulgarian
- zadrženíCzech
- tilbageholdelseDanish
- Nachsitzen, Gewahrsam, HaftGerman
- arestoEsperanto
- detenciónSpanish
- pidätysFinnish
- détention, arrestationFrench
- coinneáilIrish
- निरोधHindi
- fogva tartásHungarian
- penahananIndonesian
- detenzioneItalian
- ריתוקHebrew
- 拘置, 拘留, 抑留Japanese
- detencioneLatin
- hechtenisDutch
- fengslingNorwegian
- aresztowaniePolish
- detençãoPortuguese
- detenţieRomanian
- содержание под стражей, оставление, задержание, арестRussian
- kvarsittning, häktning, häkteSwedish
- gozaltıTurkish
- giam giữVietnamese
- 拘留Chinese
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