Thesaurus / de tain
FEEDBACK- as inimprison
- as inincarcerate
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- as inbog down
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- as indelay
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synonyms for de tain
synonyms for de tain
- apprehend
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- apprehend
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- cop
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- cool
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- ice
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- shorten
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- put a lid on
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- put on ice
- send up
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- cage
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- intern
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- shut in
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- retard
- set back
- slow down
- waive
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antonyms for de tain
MOST RELEVANT
- displace
- fail
- hurt
- let go
- lose
- remove
- squander
- want
- waste
- disperse
- dispossess
- dissipate
- divide
- neglect
- release
- scatter
- separate
- spend
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- abandon
- consume
- give
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- hand over
- ignore
- advance
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- expedite
- aid
- assist
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- free
- further
- help
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- push
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- support
- give up
- ignore
- free
- let go
- liberate
- lose
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- activate
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- start
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- loose
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- exclude
- ignore
- lack
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- need
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- want
- disregard
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- free
- liberate
- waste
- fire
- pass up
- spend
- aid
- assist
- help
- promote
- advance
- allow
- continue
- do
- encourage
- expand
- expedite
- forward
- free
- further
- grow
- hasten
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- let go
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- go
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- do
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- aid
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- exclude
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- loose
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- miss
- permit
- unfasten
- untie
- cancel
- cease
- desert
- disbelieve
- drop
- forsake
- halt
- quit
- stop
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