| Main Entry: |
detention |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
confinement, imprisonment |
Synonyms: |
apprehension,
arrest, arrestation, bust, custody,
delay, detainment,
hindrance, holding back, holding pen, immurement,
impediment, incarceration, internment, keeping in, nab,
pen*, pickup,
pinch*,
quarantine,
restraint,
retention, time up the river, withholding
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Antonyms: |
freedom, liberation, release
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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