Detainment and Rush

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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

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Rush is an antonym for detainment.

Rush noun - Excited and often showy or disorderly speed.

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Detainment is an antonym for rush.

Nearby Words: rushed, rushing, rushy

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Rush and Detainment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detainment/rush

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