Synonyms for Detains:

• v.

  • hinders
  • Cramps
  ,
  • Delays
  ,
  • baffles
  ,
  • bars
  ,
  • blocks
  ,
  • bottlenecks
  ,
  • brakes
  ,
  • bungs
  ,
  • burdens
  ,
  • catches
  ,
  • checks
  ,
  • chokes
  ,
  • clogs
  ,
  • complicates
  ,
  • congests
  ,
  • constipates
  ,
  • constrains
  ,
  • counters
  ,
  • crimps
  ,
  • cripples
  ,
  • curbs
  ,
  • dams
  ,
  • deters
  ,
  • drags
  ,
  • encumbers
  ,
  • entangles
  ,
  • entraps
  ,
  • fetters
  ,
  • fouls
  ,
  • frustrates
  ,
  • hampers
  ,
  • hamstrings
  ,
  • handicaps
  ,
  • hinders
  ,
  • impairs
  ,
  • impedes
  ,
  • inhibits
  ,
  • interrupts
  ,
  • jams
  ,
  • mires
  ,
  • obstructs
  ,
  • opposes
  ,
  • paralyzes
  ,
  • plugs
  ,
  • resists
  ,
  • restrains
  ,
  • restricts
  ,
  • snags
  ,
  • snarls
  ,
  • stays
  ,
  • stops
  ,
  • tangles
  ,
  • thwarts
  .
  • restrains
  • binds
  ,
  • bridles
  ,
  • collars
  ,
  • confines
  ,
  • constricts
  ,
  • controls
  ,
  • leashes
  ,
  • shackles
  ,
  • tethers
  .

• Other relevant words:

• Bears
,
• Detainer
,
• Difficulties
,
• Discomfiting
,
• Irksome
,
• Leaves
,
• Lives
,
• Rests
,
• Slows
,
• abides
,
• aggravating
,
• annoying
,
• appeases
,
• apprehends
,
• arrest
,
• arrests
,
• bides
,
• block
,
• bothersome
,
• bounds
,
• cages
,
• captures
,
• ceases
,
• circumscribes
,
• continues
,
• custody
,
• cuts
,
• defensive
,
• defers
,
• defies
,
• delay
,
• detain
,
• detention
,
• detentions
,
• deter
,
• determent
,
• difficult
,
• disconcerting
,
• discourage
,
• disturb
,
• divisions
,
• dwells
,
• encloses
,
• frustrate
,
• frustrating
,
• gaols
,
• get
,
• goes
,
• holds
,
• impede
,
• impounds
,
• imprisons
,
• infuriating
,
• inhibit
,
• irritating
,
• jailings
,
• jails
,
• keepings
,
• keeps
,
• lags
,
• lasts
,
• maddening
,
• nails
,
• oppose
,
• persists
,
• prevent
,
• prohibits
,
• puts
,
• quells
,
• remands
,
• resist
,
• retains
,
• retards
,
• seizes
,
• sets
,
• stallings
,
• stands
,
• sticks
,
• supports
,
• survives
,
• tedious
,
• throttles
,
• trammels
,
• waylays
,
• withholds
,
• withstands
.

What are the paraphrases for Detains?

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    detain.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Detained, catches, jails.
  • Noun, plural
    holdings, jails, enquiries.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    arrested, stalls, stop, stops, Carries, Has, Impounded, Rests, ceases, accepts, deducts, restrains, catches, gets, occupies, secures, takes, confiscates, maintains, resides, connects, enjoys, halts, owns, possesses, engages, attracts, keeps, retains, finds, adopts, chooses, selects, employs, pauses, detentions, suspends, identifies, withholds, remembers, detainees, derives.

• Other Related

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    detention, apprehends.

What are the hypernyms for Detains?

• Other hypernyms:

  confine, imprison, incarcerate, intern, restrain, restrict, sequester, shut away.