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Synonyms for retention in English

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retention:
- retention
- holding; keeping; retention; retentivity; retentiveness; memory

English

Detailed Synonyms for retention in English

retention:

retention

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retention
- retention

retention [the ~] noun

the retention

– the act of retaining something ¹
the holding; the keeping; the retention
– the act of retaining something ¹
- holding [the ~] noun
- keeping [the ~] noun
- retention [the ~] noun
the retention

– the power of retaining liquid ¹
the retention; the retentivity; the retentiveness
– the power of retaining liquid ¹
- retention [the ~] noun
- retentivity [the ~] noun
  - moisture retentivity of soil¹
- retentiveness [the ~] noun
the retention

– the power of retaining and recalling past experience ¹
the memory; the retention; the retentiveness; the retentivity
– the power of retaining and recalling past experience ¹
- memory [the ~] noun
  - he had a good memory when he was younger¹
- retention [the ~] noun
- retentiveness [the ~] noun
- retentivity [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "retention":

keeping; holding; possession; ownership
memory; retentiveness; retentivity; faculty; mental faculty; module
impermeability; impermeableness

Related Definitions for "retention":

the act of retaining something¹
the power of retaining liquid¹
the power of retaining and recalling past experience¹

Related Synonyms for retention

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