Synonyms of detainments

detainments

noun

plural of detainment

1

as in delays

an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business

the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delays
• waits
• detentions
• holdups
• postponements
• respites
• holding patterns
• deferrals
• pauses
• holdbacks
• setbacks
• deferments
• hesitations
• slowdowns
• lags
• reprieves
• foot-draggings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushes
• dispatches
• hastes
• promptitudes

2

as in imprisonments

the state of being held in lawful custody

she'll be kept in detainment until the trial if she can't post bail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imprisonments
• detentions
• incarcerations
• captivities
• detainers
• internments
• confinements
• arrests
• seizures
• apprehensions
• restraints
• holds
• immurements
• collars
• captures
• arrestments
• entrapments
• pinches
• busts
• enchainments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• releases
• freedoms
• emancipations
• liberations