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1. detention (Noun)

25 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. apprehension 1.23 12 letters 74 synonyms
2. arrest 35.5 6 letters 135 synonyms
3. bondage 2.88 7 letters 26 synonyms
4. bonds 18.6 5 letters 24 synonyms
5. captivity 3.63 9 letters 34 synonyms
6. capture 26.3 7 letters 97 synonyms
7. charge 105 6 letters 363 synonyms
8. confinement 2.88 11 letters 39 synonyms
9. constraint 1.91 10 letters 60 synonyms
10. control 251 7 letters 278 synonyms
11. custody 16.6 7 letters 36 synonyms
12. detainment 0.22 10 letters 3 synonyms
13. duress 1.05 6 letters 27 synonyms
14. hold 155 4 letters 294 synonyms
15. imprisonment 7.76 12 letters 28 synonyms
16. incarceration 2.29 13 letters 15 synonyms
17. jail 41.7 4 letters 47 synonyms
18. keeping 69.2 7 letters 52 synonyms
19. limitation 5.13 10 letters 65 synonyms
20. restrainten.synonym.one 4.37 9 letters 94 synonyms
21. retention 6.46 9 letters 30 synonyms
22. safekeeping 0.44 11 letters 20 synonyms
23. seizure 5.5 7 letters 52 synonyms
24. slavery 16.2 7 letters 24 synonyms
25. withholding 2.29 11 letters 27 synonyms
2 definitions
detention (Noun) —   A state of being confined (usually for a short time) 1 example
1. ex. "his detention was politically motivated"
detention (Noun) —   A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home 1 example
1. ex. "the detention of tardy pupils"
6 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. confinement 11 letters 39 synonyms
2. penalisation 12 letters 4 synonyms
3. penalization 12 letters 4 synonyms
4. penalty 7 letters 25 synonyms
5. punishment 10 letters 23 synonyms
6. sanction 8 letters 154 synonyms
10 misspelling
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All synonyms in one line
apprehension, arrest, bondage, bonds, captivity, en.synonym.one, capture, charge, confinement, constraint, control, custody, detainment, duress, hold, imprisonment, incarceration, jail, keeping, limitation, restraint, retention, safekeeping, seizure, slavery, withholding.
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