- Types Of Speech
- You can use detain as a verb in a sentence.
- About Detain
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters a, d, e, i, n, and t, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ta. Detain starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, det, deta, detai, and the ending characters are n, in, ain, tain, etain, ..
- Definition
- Cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, detain has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are det, and ain.
- School Grade
- Detain is set as a grade six word that starts with d, ends with n, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is detain a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Detain in Pig Latin is said as "etainday or etaindway".
- Unigram
- d | e | t | a | i | n
- Bigram
- de | et | ta | ai | in
- Trigram
- det | eta | tai | ain
- Quadrigram
- deta | etai | tain
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- cause to be slowed down or delayed;
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather";
"she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" - stop or halt;
"Please stay the bloodshed!" - deprive of freedom;
take into confinement
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| Accede | to agree or express agreement "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" |
| Adhere | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation "They adhered to their plan" |
| Adjourn | close at the end of a session "The court adjourned" |
| Advertise | call attention to "Please don''t advertise the fact that he has AIDS" |
| Advertize | call attention to "Please don''t advertise the fact that he has AIDS" |
| Afford Support | |
| Agitate | change the arrangement or position of |
| Air | travel via aircraft "air travel involves too much waiting in airports" "if you''ve time to spare go by air" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Detain
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| Rush | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Detain | cause to be slowed down or delayed "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform" |
| Adient | characterized by acceptance or approach |
View English words with the unique letters used in detain. Words With The Letters Adeint
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Delay | the act of delaying inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
| Holdup | robbery at gunpoint |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decelerate | reduce the speed of "He slowed down the car" |
| Slow | lose velocity move more slowly "The car decelerated" |
| Slow Down | |
| Slow Up |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Buy Time | |
| Catch | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Stall | a tactic used to mislead or delay |
| Stonewall | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatidae (8 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | anatidae | ||
| Tineidae (8 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | tineidae | ||
| Detainee (8 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | detainee | ||
| Deviant (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 13 +5 | deviant | ||
| Inundate (8 letters) | 9 +2 | 12 +4 | inundate | ||
| Detain (6 letters) | 7 | 8 | detain | ||
| Tainted (7 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 +1 | tainted | ||
| Attained (8 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +2 | aadeintt | ||
| Adient (6 letters) | 7 | 8 | detain | ||
| Detained (8 letters) | 10 +3 | 11 +3 | detained | ||
| Audient (7 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +2 | audient |
Detain Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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