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past participle of detain.
past tense form of detain.

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confined adj.
held adj.
quarantined adj.
retained adj.
slow adj.
tardy adj.

ADJECTIVE

confined

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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

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healthy well

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free liberated unlimited

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held

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adhered believed clutched controlled defended gripped guarded occupied retained taken

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freed lost released

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quarantined

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confined restrained secluded

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cordoned off sealed off shut off shut up under quarantine

ADJECTIVE

retained

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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

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held-back

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extroverted lost outgoing

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disengaged let go refused unemployed wasted

ADJECTIVE

slow

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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

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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

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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

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early

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on time prompt punctual ready

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detained

He was detained for five hours and eventually let go.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

"The parents of most of the detained adolescents were completely taken by surprise."

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Bakalchuk, who said he was attacked on the way to talks at Wildberries headquarters, was detained but never charged with wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

She said some of those entering detention facilities likely have chronic conditions and don’t get proper care, while others likely develop serious conditions while detained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

In January 1919, after the police detained Middleton and his companion, the private detective interrogated them.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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