Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
detain in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Antonyms
Choose the antonym of ‘detain’:
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Liberate
Meaning: detain = to keep someone back, to hold in custody, to stop from leaving *(हिरासत में रखना, रोक रखना)*.
liberate = to set free, to release from confinement *(मुक्त करना, आज़ाद करना)* — the exact reverse of holding someone back.
Detain locks the door; liberate opens it.
Why the others are wrong.
• arrest = to seize a person by legal authority *(गिरफ़्तार करना)* — this is how detention usually begins, so it sits on the same side as *detain*.
• confine = to shut in, to keep within limits *(कैद करना, सीमित रखना)* — another synonym of *detain*, not its opposite.
• delay = to make late, to hold up *(देर करना, विलंब करना)* — this matches *detain* in its second sense, *the meeting detained m
detain – questions
Has detain been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – detain has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.