Detain

Synonyms for "detain" (211 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Verb(9 words)

confine delayhold upapprehended arrest arrested busted buttonholed collared

apprehend arrest backpedal backwater blockbog downbottle upbox upbrake bust buttonhole cage checkclip the wingscloister confine constrain

Noun(17 words)

apprehending arresting arrestsbook ofbooks busting busts buttonholes buttonholing cabin captures capturing collar collaring collars confines confining

Strong matches (63)

coopcoop incoop upcorkcork upcountercheck crib curb damdam updamp dampen decelerate defer delay dragdraw reinease offease upencage

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enclosefence inhang uphem inhinder holdhold backhold in checkhold in custodyhold in restrainthold upimmure impede impound imprison inhibit intercept interfere

Noun(12 words)

cuff cuffing cuffs dungeons handcuff handcuffs hospitalizing impounding impounds imprisoning incarcerating intercepts

Verb(13 words)

cuffed detained held hospitalizes impounded imprison imprisoned imprisons incarcerate incarcerated incarcerates institutionalize intercepted

Related words (105)

intermeddle interrupt intervene jail keepkeep backkeep inkeep in checkkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep outlaglet downlet uplocklose groundlose momentumlose speedmake latemeddle

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mewmew upmire moderate nab obstruct oppose penpen uppick uppinch poundpull inrailrail inreef reinrein inrelax repress reserve resist restrain restrict retain retardrun inscotchseal upset backshackleshut inshut upslack offslack upslacken slowslow downslow upsnub stay stop suppresstake in sailthrottlethrottle downwall inwithhold

Noun(15 words)

intern interning interns isolates jail jailing jailskeep the originalnailing nickingpatient quarantinequarantines remand remands stockades

Verb(21 words)

interned jailed jugged nabbed nabbing nabs nicked quarantinedremand in custodyremanded remanding restrain restrained restrains retener stall staystay after classtrapped waylaid

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waylay

Adjective(1 words)

isolated

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More general

12 entries

act check confinement decelerate delay move obstruction restrain retard slowslow downslow up

More specific

4 entries

arrest imprison pause stall

Collocations

6 entries

border detentiondetention centerdetention facilitydetention orderimmigration detentionpolice detention

Inflections

3 entries

detained detaining detains

Derivations

3 entries

detainee detainment detention

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't let me detain you.

Source: tatoeba (2275246)

To my surprise, the young lady held up her gloved hand to detain me.

Source: tatoeba (6375028)

"They can't arrest me." "Shut your mouth! You haven't seen anything yet. Those bastards can arrest you, detain you for God knows how long, torture you, humiliate you, rape you, shoot you in the head, then bury you where no one could ever find you."

Source: tatoeba (6447717)

"Him with speeches fair / and sweet allurements doth the queen detain; / but Juno's hospitality I fear; / scarce at an hour like this will she her hand forbear."

Source: tatoeba (6798650)

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