What is another word for Retention?
Synonyms for Retention
rɪˈtɛn ʃənre·ten·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
retention, keeping, holdingnoun
the act of retaining something
Synonyms:
property, memory, retentiveness, keeping, guardianship, belongings, safekeeping, holding, retentivity, retentionmemory, retention, retentiveness, retentivitynoun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
"he had a good memory when he was younger"
Synonyms:
memory, computer memory, retention, keeping, store, retentiveness, holding, retentivity, computer storage, memory board, storage, rememberingretentiveness, retentivity, retentionnoun
the power of retaining liquid
"moisture retentivity of soil"
Synonyms:
memory, keeping, retentivity, retention, retentiveness, holding
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
retentionnoun
Synonyms:
reservation, holding, keeping, retaining, detentionretentionnoun
Synonyms:
maintenance, preservation, conservation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "retention":
conservation, detent, withholding, retainage, retaining, hold, holddown, preservation, detention, maintenance, retain, awt, restraint, holding, maintaining, retainer, conserving, reservations, conserve, conservancy, mounting, storage, water-holding, sequestration, containment, loyalty, holds, maintain, fixation
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#219 | store | |
#387 | property | |
#556 | memory | |
#994 | storage | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1588 | maintenance | |
#2422 | maintain | |
#2977 | conservation | |
#3054 | keeping | |
#3070 | reservations | |
#3123 | holding | |
#3832 | holds | |
#4975 | maintaining | |
#6355 | mounting | |
#6460 | preservation | |
#6563 | retention | |
#6857 | retain | |
#10067 | detention | |
#10344 | loyalty | |
#12790 | retaining | |
#13173 | remembering | |
#15035 | restraint | |
#16250 | containment | |
#16636 | withholding | |
#19974 | conserve | |
#20635 | fixation | |
#21537 | conservancy | |
#27859 | belongings | |
#28030 | guardianship | |
#29525 | retainer | |
#29768 | conserving | |
#33942 | awt | |
#37070 | sequestration | |
#63394 | safekeeping | |
#102590 | detent | |
#135501 | retainage | |
#281380 | holddown |
How to use Retention in a sentence?
I’ve been in direct contact with many service members over the last year – including many from Nebraska – who have legitimate concerns about the way the Pentagon has handled the processing and disposition of their requests for religious and medical exemptions, orders are orders,and I received every vaccine known to man when I served in uniform, but maybe it’s time to reassess this particular order. Based on the president’s recent statements on the pandemic, I’m personally not convinced we’ve struck the right balance between military risk and the Constitution.We need to consider the serious recruiting and retention problems now facing the military, and review actions taken against those who did not get the vaccine.
Patients willsay I started taking tamoxifen and I gained 40 pounds, but that’s probably a combination of hormonal and lifestyle changes they’re going through. Tamoxifen can cause some fluid retention, and it could maybe cause a 2- or 3-pound weight gain, but beyond that there are probably other things going on as well.
There are all kinds of productivity benefits from using more full-time workers, it has huge retention benefits. Many companies realize [ one way ] their hiring problems are over is if their retention problems are fixed.
We grew significantly faster than what we thought, but the fast growth was not on the back of significant burn or discounting, the fast growth was backed by a lot of organic momentum - very strong word of mouth, very strong retention rates, very strong stickiness.
As 2016 approaches, tiering may become pronounced to the point that managers without a clear plan for risk retention may have difficulty issuing.
Translations for Retention
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- احتفاظArabic
- tilbageholdelseDanish
- Beibehaltung, BehaltenGerman
- κράτησηGreek
- retentiva, recuerdo, retenciónSpanish
- säilitamineEstonian
- ماندگاریPersian
- säilyttäminen, muistaminenFinnish
- rétentionFrench
- coinneáilIrish
- अवधारणHindi
- conservazione, ritenzioneItalian
- הַחזָקָהHebrew
- 保持Japanese
- vasthouding, geheugen, retentievermogen, herinneringsvermogen, herinnering, retentie, memorieDutch
- bevaringNorwegian
- pamięćPolish
- retençãoPortuguese
- amintire, retenție, memorie, reținere, memorareRomanian
- удерживание, память, сохранение в памяти, удержание, задержание, сохранениеRussian
- నిలుపుదలTelugu
- 保留Chinese
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