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

Luminate suggests the key benchmark is 50% retention rate, meaning at least half of the audience that started the first episode made it to the end. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Instead of maximizing the return on retention efforts, organizations spread investments evenly across an uneven customer base. — Dr. Vasudeva Akula, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Admissions officials said dropping the exam has not hurt retention or graduation, while faculty point to falling grades in introductory math. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

This new proposal amendment, if passed, won’t require retention of the building, which could become a preservationist issue. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2026