Tom was given detention for talking during class.
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Detention
/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/
Synonyms for "detention" (163 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Noun(13 words)
afterthoughtapprehensionarrestarrestationarrestingarrestmentbindblockblockadeblockageblockingbureaucratic delaycaptivitycheckcloggingclose arrestclosing upclosureconfinement
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (49)
Noun(15 words)
constrictioncrampcustodydecelerationdelaydelayagedelayed reactiondetainmentdouble takedragdraggingdurancedurance vileduressease-offease-upfixationflaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragging
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Related words (81)
Noun(14 words)
inhibitioninterferenceinteriminternmentinterruptionjailingjamjusticelaglaggingletletdownletuplogjamminus accelerationmoratoriumnabnegativismnuisance valueobstruction
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obstructionismocclusionoppositionpaperasseriepausepickuppinchprisonred tapered-tapeismred-taperyrepressionreprieveresistancerespiterestraintrestrictionretardanceretardationretardmentsetbackslack-upslackeningslow upslow-upslowdownslowingslowing downslownessslowupsqueezestaystay of executionstopstoppagestrangleholdstricturesuppressionsuspensionterm of imprisonmenttie uptie-uptime lagwait
Verb(3 words)
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7 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesadministrative detentionarbitrary detentiondetention centerdetention facilitydetention orderpretrial detention
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- арестува́не noun (act or state)
- задържа́не noun (act or state)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 扣押 noun (act or state)
- 拘留 noun (act or state)
Danish
1 entries- tilbageholdelse noun (act or state)
Dutch
2 entries- detentie noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
- houderschap noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Finnish
3 entries- hallussapito noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
- pidättäminen noun (act or state)
- pidätys noun (act or state)
French
3 entries- arrestation noun (act or state)
- détention noun (act or state)
- détention noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
German
4 entries- Detention noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
- Gewahrsam noun (act or state)
- Haft noun (act or state)
- Innehabung noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Indonesian
1 entries- penahanan noun (act or state)
Irish
1 entries- coinneáil noun (act or state)
Italian
1 entries- detenzione noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Japanese
3 entries- 抑留 noun (act or state)
- 拘留 noun (act or state)
- 拘置 noun (act or state)
Korean
2 entries- 구류 noun (act or state)
- 억류 noun (act or state)
Māori
1 entries- mauheretanga noun (act or state)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fengsling noun (act or state)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- fengsling noun (act or state)
Occitan
1 entries- detencion noun (act or state)
Polish
2 entries- detencja noun (act or state)
- dzierżenie noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Portuguese
1 entries- detenção noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Russian
2 entries- аре́ст noun (act or state)
- задержа́ние noun (act or state)
Spanish
1 entries- mera tenencia noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Swahili
1 entries- kizuizini noun (act or state)
Swedish
1 entries- innehav noun (holding in one's control with no intention to possess)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagkabinbin noun (act or state)
Ukrainian
1 entries- затримання noun (act or state)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Source: tatoeba (554659)
He was given a detention for being out after curfew.
Source: tatoeba (684670)
He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention.
Source: tatoeba (800851)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.