Synonyms of retention

retention

noun

as in maintenance

the act of keeping something or someone

The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.

Related Words

• maintenance
• retaining
• ownership
• support
• control
• care
• holding
• procurement
• custody
• enjoyment
• hands
• possession
• conservation
• keeping
• safekeeping
• power
• mastery
• claiming
• proprietorship
• repossession
• confiscation
• dominion
• authority
• command
• collaring
• commandeering

Dissimilar Words

• relinquishment
• dispossession
• surrendering
• transferal
• nonpossession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retention

Employee retention data shows that resignations this summer among state workers are at their lowest in the last four, even with the mandate taking effect July 1. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Data will be encrypted both at rest and in transit, while customers will have configurable controls covering retention, permissions, and auditing. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

The tool pulls in data and metrics such as likes, views, retention on videos, and shares. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026

Which isn’t to say that YouTube TV won’t be dialing in a midseason customer retention effort, as that kind of thing is an inevitable feature of the marketing cycle. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026