Synonyms for détention
dɪˈtɛn ʃəndéten·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. • Punishment

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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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1. 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

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1. Natasha Blucher:

   The guards told me the hospital has been designated as a place of detention under Australian law.

2. State John Sullivan:

   In Turkey, the detention of tens of thousands of individuals including journalists and academics under an ongoing state of emergency has undermined the rule of law there.

3. Rory Medcalf:

   This detention marks the new normal in the bilateral tension, which will be constant low-level tension.

4. The ACLU:

   We have heard reports that Catholic bishops are prohibiting Catholic charities from allowing teens in their care to access critical services like contraception and abortion- even if the teenager has been raped on her journey to the United States or in a detention facility.

5. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   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.