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arrest

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of arrest

1 the act of taking into oneʼs control by authority of law

  • there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months
Synonyms of arrest

apprehension, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch
Words Related to arrest

raid

house arrest

capture, entrapment, seizure

captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of arrest

emancipation, liberation, release
Antonyms of arrest

discharge

2 the stopping of a process or activity

  • "hemostasis" is the technical term for arrest of bleeding
Synonyms of arrest

arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
Words Related to arrest

mop-up, phaseout

abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspension
Near Antonyms of arrest

extension, persistence, prolongation
Antonyms of arrest

continuance, continuation

arrest

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of arrest

1 to take or keep under oneʼs control by authority of law

  • the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up
Synonyms of arrest

apprehend, bust [slang], collar, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Words Related to arrest

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)

bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of arrest

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring

unbind, unchain
Antonyms of arrest

discharge

2 to bring (something) to a standstill

  • cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion
Synonyms of arrest

bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, halt, hold up, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop
Words Related to arrest

baffle, balk, block, blockade, bottleneck, clog, dam, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, snag, stem

conclude, cut off, end, terminate

call, discontinue, suspend

choke off, rein (in), repress, squash, squelch, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back
Near Antonyms of arrest

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep (on), keep up, persist, run on

advance, fare, go along, march, move, proceed, progress, wend

actuate, budge, drive, goad, impel, propel, push, spur, stir

3 to hold the attention of as if by a spell

  • the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike
Synonyms of arrest

bedazzle, catch up, enchant, enthrall (or enthral), fascinate, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind
Words Related to arrest

enrapture, entrance, thrill

beguile, bewitch, charm

absorb, engage, engross, involve

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