Detention and Release

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Detention

Detention noun - The state of being held in lawful custody.
Usage example: he's been in detention since the arrest
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Antonyms for Detention
Release is an antonym for detention in topics: imprisonment, confinement.
Nearby Words: detain, detente, detent

Release

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.
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Synonyms for Release
Antonyms for Release
Detention is an antonym for release in liberation topic.
Nearby Words: released, releasing
Similar words of detention

Similar words of release

How words are described

regular regular detention regular release
successful successful detention successful release
possible possible detention possible release
extended extended detention extended release

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / Disgaea Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention has animated cutscene artwork, whereas the original PS3 release still used still pictures.
    Source: Franchise / Disgaea
  • Heroic Seductress Mrs. Tigh may be a woman of questionable morality, but her liaisons with the Cylon Cavil were ostensibly to secure her husband's release from the detention center, where he was likely being tortured, and had lost an eye.
    Source: Heroic Seductress
Cite this Source
Release and Detention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/release
Detention & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/release>.
Release or Detention. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detention/release.

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