What is another word for retention?
202 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹɪtˈɛnʃən], [ ɹɪtˈɛnʃən], [ ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for retention:- absorption (noun)
- attribute (noun)
- capacity (noun)
- custody (noun)
- detention (noun)
- keeping (noun)
- memory (noun)
- occupancy (noun)
- possession (noun)
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Synonyms for Retention:
n.
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- quit,
- bow out,
- resign,
- step aside,
- retire,
- stand-down,
- give/hand in (your) notice,
- hand in your notice/resignation,
- vacate,
- leave.
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- complication,
- aetiology,
- crisis,
- hallucination,
- dehydration,
- etiology,
- pathology,
- perforation,
- discharge,
- chill.
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- in escrow.
- in halation,
- in-halations,
- in halations,
- drinking ins,
- in takes,
- in-takes,
- impregnations,
- in-halation,
- in take,
- imbibings,
- in-take,
- taking ins,
- soaking ups.
- ex tents,
- pro portion,
- pro portions,
- holding abilities,
- ex tent,
- ex-tent,
- pro-portions,
- ex-tents,
- holding powers,
- standing room onlies,
- pro-portion.
- custody,
- confinement,
- engagement,
- reservation,
- grasp,
- maintenance,
- withholding,
- Detainment,
- holding,
- conservation.
Other synonyms:
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- distribution,
- escape.
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- pack rat,
- warehousing.
- denial,
- disagreement,
- tightness,
- obstinacy,
- repudiation,
- capital,
- continuation,
- eidetic memory,
- Impropriation,
- tenaciousness,
- comprehension,
- nix,
- computer storage,
- viscosity,
- persistency,
- protection,
- gumminess,
- material possession,
- nonacceptance,
- guardianship,
- deprivation,
- inhibition,
- attribute,
- Usucaption,
- peculiarity,
- retaining,
- negative,
- viscidity,
- negation,
- Disclamation,
- tenure,
- preoccupancy,
- keeping,
- monopoly,
- grip,
- readiness,
- declining,
- storage,
- refusal,
- captivity,
- persistence,
- total memory,
- safekeeping,
- charge,
- consistency,
- nay,
- Retainment,
- nonobservance,
- abnegation,
- restraint,
- perpetuation,
- delay,
- Disallowance,
- gripe,
- stick-to-itiveness,
- suppression,
- rejection,
- property,
- Perpetuating,
- safeguarding,
- bullheadedness,
- glutinosity,
- disclaimer,
- prepossession,
- holding back,
- corner,
- reserve,
- security,
- total recall,
- possession,
- toughness,
- belongings,
- disobedience,
- recantation,
- stubbornness,
- computer memory,
- turndown,
- dissent,
- adhesiveness,
- Declinature,
- exclusive possession,
- unwillingness,
- tackiness,
- cohesiveness,
- understanding,
- thumbs-down,
- store,
- memory board,
- declination,
- protecting,
- preservation,
- keep,
- occupation,
- memory span,
- repression,
- tenacity,
- nonconsent,
- declension,
- prehension,
- contradiction,
- noncompliance,
- care,
- retain,
- gluiness,
- stickiness,
- ability to remember,
- snugness.
Paraphrases for Retention:
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Independent
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Adjective
water-holding, holddown, conserved, retainage, preservative, retained, conserving.
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Proper noun, singular
reservoirs, forfeitures, Publications, safeguards, lignes, usages, headings, rows, TBS, retaining, withholding, Maintaining, reservation, reservations, retainage, retained, holding, retainer, conserving.
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Noun, plural
agreements, exhibitions, sites, trends, preservatives, detainees, landowners, Areas, Missions, Habitats, Clients, Fisheries, users, limits, quotas, peacekeepers, threats, Duties, handholds, kinds, forfeitures, reservations.
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Noun, singular or mass
containment, retaining, persistence, withholding, permanence, continuance, non-return, Maintaining, internment, subjection, reservation, shelf-life, retainage, preservative, trapping, perpetuation, permanency, enforcement, retained, fastening, holding, record-keeping, retainer, safekeeping, self-restraint, tether, removal, conserving.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
sealing, withholding, holding, conserving.
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Verb, past participle
sequestered, safeguarded, Upheld, formed, kidnapped, conserved, retained.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
recognizes, keeps, reservations.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
retention-of-title, retain.
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Proper noun, singular
preservation, retain, detention.
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Noun, plural
detentions.
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Noun, singular or mass
preservation, retain, impoundment, confiscation, detention.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
retaining, Maintaining.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
retains.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Retention:
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n.
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custody
freedom, liberation.
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keeping
ignorance.
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memory
forgetfulness.
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custody
Homophones for Retention:
Hypernym for Retention:
n.
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attribute
urinary retention.
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attribute
Hyponym for Retention:
n.
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attribute
impermeability, impermeableness.
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attribute