detention
(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
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detention
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