Flight and Retention

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Flight noun - The act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement.

Usage example: a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt

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Retention is an antonym for flight.

Nearby Words: flighty, flighted, flightless, flighting

Retention noun - The act of retaining something.

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Flight is an antonym for retention.

Nearby Word: retentive

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