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Showing words for DETAINED using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Detained

detained

7 Letter Words for Detained

endited, ideated, nidated, teinded

6 Letter Words for Detained

adient, aedine, dained, dandie, danted, deaden, deaned, denied, dented, detain, dieted, dinted, edited, eident, endite, ideaed, ideate, indeed, nidate, taddie, teddie, tended, teniae, tienda, tinded

5 Letter Words for Detained

aided, ainee, anded, anted, daine, daint, dante, dated, dedit, denat, denda, denet, detin, diane, didna, didnt, diene, dined, dited, eaned, eaten, edite, enate, ended, endia, eneid, entad, entea, entia, idant, iddat, ident, ideta, nided, teade, teaed, teend, teind, tenai, tenia, tided, tinea, tined

4 Letter Words for Detained

addn, aden, adet, adit, aide, aine, aint, anet, ante, anti, ated, dade, dain, dand, dane, dant, date, dead, dean, deda, deed, deen, deet, deia, deid, dene, deni, dent, detd, deti, detn, dian, didn, died, diet, dine, dint, dita, dite, eadi, edda, edea, eden, edit, eide, eine, ende, ened, eten, etna, idea, idee, inde, inta, naid, neat, need, neet, nete, neti, nide, nied, tade, taed, taen, tain, tane, tead, tean, teed, teen, tend, tene, tide, tied, tien, tind, tine

3 Letter Words for Detained

add, ade, aid, ain, ait, and, ane, ant, ate, dad, dae, dan, dat, ddt, dea, ded, dee, dei, den, det, dia, did, die, din, dit, dna, dtd, ead, ean, eat, edd, een, end, ene, eta, ida, ide, ind, int, ita, itd, nad, nae, nat, nea, ned, nee, nei, net, nid, nie, nit, tad, tai, tan, tea, ted, tee, ten, tid, tie, tin

Definitions for Detained

[1] to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
[2] to keep under restraint or in custody.
[3] Obsolete . to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
[4] to delay; hold back; stop
[5] to confine or hold in custody; restrain
[6] archaic to retain or withhold

Words related to Detained

detainapprehend, delay, confine, jail, decelerate, hinder, retard, nab, pinch, inhibit, bust, withhold, intern, restrain, ice, mire, impede, constrain, check, reserve

Words nearby Detained

detaindetail, detail drawing, detailed, detailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective

Origin of Detained

1480–90; detainen < Anglo-French, Old French detenir < Vulgar Latin *dētenīre, for Latin dētinēre, equivalent to dē- de- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold

Other words from Detained

de·tain·a·ble , adjective
de·tain·ment , noun
pre·de·tain , verb (used with object)
un·de·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·de·tained , adjective

Word origin for Detained

C15: from Old French detenir, from Latin dētinēre to hold off, keep back, from de- + tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Detained

apprehend, confine, delay, jail, bust, buttonhole, check, constrain, decelerate, hinder, ice, impede, inhibit, intern, mire, nab, pinch, reserve, restrain, retard, withhold, bog down, hang up, hold up, pick up, pull in, put away, run in, send up, set back, slow down, slow up