Synonyms for Detaining:

• adj.

  •hindering (adjective)
  • Encumbering,
  • blocking,
  • restricting,
  • Entangling,
  • Obstructing,
  • thwarting,
  • Entrapping,
  • constraining,
  • Cramping,
  • hindering,
  • Restraining,
  • Fouling,
  • constipating,
  • frustrating,
  • crippling,
  • impeding,
  • choking,
  • Clogging,
  • Snagging,
  • Complicating,
  • bottleneck,
  • Snarling,
  • baffling,
  • Handicapping,
  • congesting,
  • Delaying,
  • Tangling,
  • inhibiting,
  • Resisting,
  • Deterring,
  • burdensome,
  • Crimping,
  • Damming.

• n.

  •confining (noun)
  • enclosings,
  • restrainings,
  • imprisonings,
  • re straining,
  • re-straining,
  • detainings,
  • boundings.
  •imprisonment (noun)
  • immurings,
  • locking ups,
  • incarceratings,
  • quarantinings,
  • capturings.

• v.

  •hindering (verb)
  • opposing,
  • Hampering,
  • jamming,
  • barring,
  • Hamstringing,
  • Paralyzing,
  • stopping,
  • bottlenecking,
  • catching,
  • Interrupting,
  • Burdening,
  • countering,
  • braking,
  • curbing,
  • Bunging,
  • Miring,
  • Staying,
  • Checking,
  • fettering,
  • Impairing,
  • dragging,
  • Plugging.
  •restraining (verb)
  • controlling,
  • Shackling,
  • Bridling,
  • binding,
  • Collaring,
  • Tethering,
  • constricting,
  • Leashing.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • forbid,
  • catch up,
  • counteract,
  • captivity,
  • apprehension,
  • bounding,
  • seizing,
  • attachment,
  • check,
  • block,
  • deter,
  • Prohibiting,
  • withhold,
  • retention,
  • stand firm,
  • stand still,
  • frustrate,
  • detain,
  • lagging,
  • Incarcerating,
  • avert,
  • Imprisoning,
  • Circumscribing,
  • retain,
  • deterrence,
  • arresting,
  • encumber,
  • discourage,
  • Remanding,
  • appeasing,
  • Caging,
  • gaoling,
  • retaining,
  • custody,
  • lasting,
  • snub,
  • repress,
  • Defying,
  • Nailing,
  • Detainer,
  • interrupt,
  • inhibit,
  • get,
  • incarceration,
  • set back,
  • hinder,
  • carry,
  • continuing,
  • dam up,
  • bespeak,
  • outriding,
  • quelling,
  • resist,
  • restrain,
  • recollect,
  • Capturing,
  • Detinue,
  • kibosh,
  • throttling,
  • Deferring,
  • stave off,
  • seizure,
  • determent,
  • surviving,
  • oppose,
  • prohibit,
  • clutch,
  • delay,
  • durance,
  • appreciation,
  • obstruct,
  • impounding,
  • prevent,
  • hold back,
  • confinement,
  • Apprehending,
  • disturb,
  • Immuring,
  • Resting,
  • jailing,
  • clutches,
  • Stemming,
  • tie down,
  • impede,
  • enclosing,
  • detentions,
  • Retarding,
  • living,
  • slowing,
  • preclude,
  • intimidation,
  • arrest,
  • dissuade,
  • persisting,
  • baffle,
  • detention,
  • Ceasing,
  • supporting.

Paraphrases for Detaining:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    detain.
  • Proper noun, singular
    detain.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    detain.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Incarcerating, Imprisoning.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Detained, arresting, arrest, arrests.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Detained, arrest.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Restraining, Confiscating, Sustaining, retaining, Maintaining, Explaining, Containing, Entrapping, Suspending, Stoping, withholding, catching, Deducting, finalizing, seizing, captivating, halting, confining, Pausing, Possessing, Enjoying, engaging, impounding, trapping, agreeing, Stemming, hunting, upholding, Owning, sticking, Placing, Reserving, curbing, Reversing, bust, Quitting, blocking, Having, slowing, taking, Carrying, keeping, booking, arresting.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    holds, arrest, arrests.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    arresting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    detention, detentions, arrested.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    arresting, detention, arrested.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Apprehending, detention.

Detaining Sentence Examples:

• He - he was all for detaining me right away, Renie; sending for pa, and - and sicking the law right on his - his own sister's son.

• She would have liked to put up a detaining hand and hold him there for the rest of the evening.

Homophones for Detaining:

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