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retention

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of retention

the act of keeping something or someone

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

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of retention

holding, retaining

control, enjoyment, hands, keeping, possession

care, custody, safekeeping

conservation, maintenance, support

ownership, proprietorship

authority, command, dominion, mastery, power

claiming, collaring, commandeering, confiscation, procurement

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of retention

dispossession, relinquishment, surrendering, transferal

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