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arrest

noun

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1 the act of taking into one's 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 one's 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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