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detained

ADJECTIVE

confined

Synonyms

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circumscribed cramped imprisoned restrained restricted

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bound chilled compassed cramp grounded hampered held hog-tied iced immured incarcerated indisposed invalided jailed pent sick

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bedfast bedridden bottled-up cooped up flattened out in chains in jail incommodious laid up locked up on ice sealed up shut-in

Antonyms

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healthy well

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free liberated unlimited

ADJECTIVE

held

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adhered believed clutched controlled defended gripped guarded occupied retained taken

Antonyms

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freed lost released

ADJECTIVE

quarantined

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confined restrained secluded

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cordoned off sealed off shut off shut up under quarantine

ADJECTIVE

retained

Synonyms

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maintained received saved

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confined contained had held included owned possessed remembered reserved restrained secured sustained treasured withheld

WEAK

held-back

Antonyms

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extroverted lost outgoing

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disengaged let go refused unemployed wasted

ADJECTIVE

slow

Synonyms

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dull gradual low moderate sluggish stagnant stiff tame tedious time-consuming

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delayed down hindered impeded lingering off prolonged protracted reduced slack

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backward behindhand belated conservative dead dilatory draggy inactive long-delayed long-drawn-out overdue sleepy tardy uneventful unproductive unprogressive unpunctual

Antonyms

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active bright exciting interesting lively violent wild

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busy cognizant hurried intelligent on cue on time quick rapid ready smart waiting

ADJECTIVE

tardy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belated delayed delinquent overdue sluggish

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backward behindhand dawdling dilatory held up hung up in a bind jammed laggard loitering not arrived not done procrastinating slack slow strapped for time too late unpunctual

Antonyms

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early

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on time prompt punctual ready

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Detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is reportedly alone in a cell with no access to the internet or newspapers.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison known for unsanitary conditions, Maduro is alone in a cell, with no access to the internet or newspapers.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Detained alongside her are pregnant women and those with terminal cancer and severe disabilities, said Travis Fife, an attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project, a statewide advocacy group.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai, said the UAE had recently been co-operating with extradition requests and arresting wanted people more frequently than it had in the past.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Detained here by continued bad weather, Morgan maintained strict discipline, compelling every captain to send, daily, on shore eight men from each ship, making a total force of sixty-four.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

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