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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detainments

Chicagoans blew whistles and filmed detainments while immigration agents patrolled neighborhoods with military-grade weapons as part of Operation Midway Blitz. — Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

The detainments would also be very temporary, would only be during the building's office hours, and no one would be detained overnight. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 3 June 2026

Immigration sweeps peaked in Orange County’s most populous city last summer with at least 30 detainments between mid-June and mid-September, including when federal officers descended several times on car washes and a Home Depot, ending in several deportations. — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026

Hefets’ detainments were part of a national policy toward antisemitism, defined over decades in the shadow of the Holocaust and sharpened recently under the helm of Felix Klein, the first federal commissioner for combating antisemitism. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

Kim is the executive director of Minnesota Voice, a progressive nonprofit dedicated to voter registration, civic engagement and training community organizers, and took a visible role organizing against Immigration end Customs Enforcement detainments during Operation Metro Surge. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026

The singer’s tour stop in Minnesota doubled as a benefit concert for Minneapolis nonprofit The Advocates for Human Rights, which has been working to support families affected by ICE’s arrests, detainments and deportations in the city. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026

Many of the students who have participated in school walkouts have cited deep personal concerns about how ICE's operations could result in wrongful detainments or violence in their communities. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026

The Lawrence Police Department did not confirm the detainments. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026