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
Postponement and detainment are semantically related. in delay topic. In some cases you can use "Postponement" instead a noun "Detainment".
Postponement
Postponement noun - Act of putting off to a future time.
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Synonyms for Postponement
Detainment and postponement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detainment" instead a noun "Postponement".
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Related pairs
- hold and detainment
- hold and postponement
- check and detainment
- check and postponement
- reprieve and detainment
- reprieve and postponement
- interval and detainment
- interval and postponement
- obstruction and detainment
- obstruction and postponement
- hindrance and detainment
- hindrance and postponement
- delay and detainment
- delay and postponement
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Postponement and Detainment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detainment/postponement
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