Detain and Push

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Detain

Detain verb - Cause to be slowed down or delayed.
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Antonyms for Detain
Push is an antonym for detain in hold topic.
Nearby Words: detention, detainer, detaining

Push

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
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Antonyms for Push
Detain is an antonym for push.
Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher
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Common collocations

people detain people push people
characters detain characters push characters
everyone detain everyone push everyone
son detain son push son
Other words: kids.
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