The stages of psychosexual development—oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital—turn out to be one big Freudian slip, betraying severe anal retention on the part of the taxonomist.
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Retention
/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/
Synonyms for "retention" (97 found)
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disagreementdisallowancedisclaimerdisclamationdisobediencedissenteidetic memorygluinessglutinositygumminessholding backinhibitionmaintenancememory spannaynegationnegativenegative answernixno
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Verb(1 words)
form lasting memory
Noun(7 words)
Related words (48)
noncompliancenonconsentnonobservanceobstinacypersistencepersistencyphotographic memoryprehensionpreservationrecantationrefusalrejectionrepressionrepudiationretentive memoryretentivenessretentivitysnugnessstick-to-itivenessstickiness
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stubbornnesssuppressiontackinesstenaciousnesstenacitythumbs downthumbs-downtightnesstotal memorytotal recalltoughnessturndownunwillingnessviscidityviscositywithholding
Verb(3 words)
Noun(9 words)
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13 entriescapacitycognitionconservationfacultyimpermeabilityimpermeablenessmemorymemory processmental facultymoduleownershippossessionstorage
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4 entriesleaf water retentionlong term retentionshort term retentionsoil water retention
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6 entrieslong term retentionmemory retentionretention rateshort term retentionstudent retentionwater retention
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2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Uncertainty regarding the company's financial situation will interfere with employee retention.
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Chunking helps improve memory retention.
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Continuous practice allows for the retention of grammar rules, sentence structures, and idiomatic expressions.
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