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

When people see their insights reflected in company policies, talent retention stops being a struggle and becomes an organic outcome of a supportive environment. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Overall, officials said savings were found in recruitment and retention of employees. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

In response, the company last week announced a host of changes, including reducing its data retention period and emphasizing safeguards around local data searches. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026

In response, Kuhn said the auditor’s finding was because the department could not produce one record from 2020, which DOTI was not required to keep under Denver’s records retention policy. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026