(de-ten-tion) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. the punishment of being kept in after school; the act of holding or keeping in as if in prison

Example Sentence

The boy received detention for being rude to his teacher.

Synonyms

staying after school; imprisonment; confinement

Antonyms

freedom

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detention
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Rhymes

  • gentian
  • henschen
  • mention
  • pension
  • tension

  • ascension
  • attention
  • contention
  • convention
  • detention
  • dimension
  • dissension
  • extension
  • invention
  • laurentian
  • pretension
  • prevention
  • retention
  • suspension

  • apprehension
  • comprehension
  • condescension
  • hypertension
  • hypotension
  • reinvention

  • misapprehension