Synonyms and Antonyms for Detention

Following is a list of 200 synonym words and phrases that are related to detention:

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3 Letter Words

awtxin

4 Letter Words

holdgaoljailstopstayhaltgluelienshinheldhsinbrig

5 Letter Words

delayjuvieguardpenalsiegepausehaltsownedjails

6 Letter Words

holdupinmateprisonarrestremanddetainpersondetenthaltedjailednabbedseizeddetenuasylumparolecaging

7 Letter Words

custodyjailingseizurecaptureconfinepossesswarrantholdingbookinglock-upkeepingstoppedlibertyhaltingfreedomarrestsdetainsinmatesprisonstorturetruancyrefugeeprotestexcusal

8 Letter Words

detaineeprisonerarrestedhandlingsentenceholdbackstoppingstoppagerearrestjudgmentcarryingfreezingcaptureddetainedholdingslibertadremandedretainedpretrialdeporteddeporteecarceraldetainerjudicialboardinglockdown

9 Letter Words

detainingcaptivityabductioncustodialapprehendservitudedeductionownershipreceptionrestraintconfiningretainingarrestingretentionresidenceretainageplacementcommittalseclusiondetectionisolationreclusioncapturingdetaineesprisonerstruantingtreatmentprobationexpulsionabsconderdemurrage

10 Letter Words

detainmentinternmentkidnappingimpoundingsentencingpossessioncorrectionattachmentimprisonedpossessingshort-stayquarantineguantanamopunishmentindefinitecommittalspreventiveevaluationassessmentdeportablerevocationarrestmentdetachmentdeterrenceentrapmentimpoundage

11 Letter Words

confinementcorrectionsapprehendedimpoundmentcontainmentwithholdingdeprivationimmobilizerreservationdeportationunsentencedextraditionquestioningsupervisionoverstayingreeducationdelinquentsrefoulementarrestation

12 Letter Words

imprisonmentpenitentiaryapprehendingapprehensioncorrectionalincarcerateddeportationssurveillancereconvictionextraditionsovercrowdingresettlementrepatriationhabilitativewithholdmentdistrainmentsuspensation

13 Letter Words

incarcerationsequestrationconcentrationinterrogationsuspicionlessbrutalisationextrajudicial

14 Letter Words

immobilisationimmobilizationhostage-takinginterrogationsincarcerationsrehabilitationincapacitation

15 Letter Words

reincarcerationhospitalizationhospitalisation

20 Letter Words

institutionalization

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