Detainment
Detainment noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.
Usage example: the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes
Holdback and detainment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holdback" instead a noun "Detainment".
Holdback
Holdback noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.
Usage example: there'll be a holdback on production until the new machinery is fully installed
Detainment and holdback are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detainment" instead a noun "Holdback".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hold and detainment
- hold and holdback
- check and detainment
- check and holdback
- clog and detainment
- clog and holdback
- obstruction and detainment
- obstruction and holdback
- impediment and detainment
- impediment and holdback
- hindrance and detainment
- hindrance and holdback
- obstacle and detainment
- obstacle and holdback
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Holdback and Detainment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detainment/holdback
Detainment & Holdback. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detainment/holdback>.
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