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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?
Amid growing international condemnation, the PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, the United States reiterates The United States calls on the PRC to bring an end to the repression of Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, including by releasing all those arbitrarily held in internment camps and detention facilities.
If DHS closes these detention centers, the detainees will be shipped to overcrowded federal centers, women and children, they will be separated, but they will still be in the same facility with dangerous illegal immigrants. As a former corrections official and taxpayer, this is a concern to me.
The British government spokesman:
The (British) government has regularly raised Mr. Aamer's case with the U.S. authorities and we support President Obama's commitment to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, in terms of next steps, we understand that the U.S. government has notified Congress of this decision and once that notice period has been concluded, Mr. Aamer will be returned to the UK.
She will only meet with the donors and the special interests and the open border advocates, her plan calls for total amnesty in the first 100 days. … Sanctuary Cities, ignoring visa overstays, closing detention centers and a virtual end to immigration enforcement in the United States.
The disclosure of these photos is long overdue, but more important than the disclosure is the fact that hundreds of photographs are still being withheld, the still-secret pictures are the best evidence of the serious abuses that took place in military detention centers. The government's selective disclosure risks misleading the public about the true extent of the abuse.
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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