Synonyms of arrested

arrested 1 of 2

adjective

as in imprisoned

taken and held prisoner

a line of arrested suspects waiting to be booked on a variety of charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imprisoned
• jailed
• captive
• captured
• interned
• incarcerated
• kidnapped
• confined
• caught
• apprehended
• behind bars
• enslaved
• abducted
• trapped
• bound
• occupied
• indentured
• subdued
• subjugated
• ensnared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• released
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• liberated
• freed
• delivered
• emancipated
• paroled
• enfranchised

arrested

2 of 2

verb

past tense of arrest

1

as in seized

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 & Similar Words

• seized
• apprehended
• detained
• jailed
• grabbed
• restrained
• captured
• committed
• caught
• snatched
• imprisoned
• nabbed
• incarcerated
• busted
• pinched
• collared
• nailed
• nicked
• ran in
• pulled in
• trapped
• picked up
• handcuffed
• hooked
• confined
• snapped (up)
• interned
• landed
• snared
• rearrested
• locked (up)
• bound
• grappled
• got
• held
• bagged
• remanded
• shackled
• fettered
• jugged
• manacled
• immured
• enchained
• trammeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• freed
• liberated
• emancipated
• sprang
• loosened
• loosed
• unchained
• unbound

2

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• halted
• caught
• stalled
• blocked
• checked
• stayed
• suspended
• detained
• brought up
• hindered
• pulled up
• drew up
• stilled
• held up
• held
• fetched up
• impeded
• obstructed
• ended
• concluded
• baffled
• balked
• snagged
• stemmed
• blockaded
• held back
• terminated
• cut off
• clogged
• suppressed
• dammed
• discontinued
• repressed
• called
• turned back
• bottlenecked
• stunted
• squashed
• reined (in)
• squelched
• choked off
• stanched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• kept (on)
• persisted
• carried on
• moved
• marched
• proceeded
• kept up
• advanced
• progressed
• went along
• ran on
• pushed
• fared
• drove
• stirred
• spurred
• followed through (with)
• propelled
• actuated
• impelled
• goaded
• wended
• budged

3

as in fascinated

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 & Similar Words

• fascinated
• enchanted
• hypnotized
• gripped
• thrilled
• mesmerized
• spellbound
• enthralled
• caught up
• involved
• entranced
• bedazzled
• engaged
• enraptured
• charmed
• engrossed
• bewitched
• beguiled
• absorbed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arrested

Adjective

In the case of the arrested teenager, who was detained in early August, agents pulled him and another man out of a truck in the 7-Eleven parking lot. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

In one of the biggest crackdowns on religious activity in recent years, authorities in October 2025 arrested 30 leaders of Zion Church, one of the country’s largest underground church networks, following overnight raids in several cities. — ABC News, 9 Nov. 2026

Kiswani and her supporters have been arrested multiple times at various Within Our Lifetime demonstrations, the New York Times reported. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

The 42-year-old woman, who was driving the SUV, and the 35-year-old man riding in the vehicle were arrested after trying to flee the scene on foot, according to the sheriff's office. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

The mother of the public school substitute aide and former NYPD cop arrested for killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez is defending her son — even as new details emerge on how police tied him to the slaying. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

One charge alleges that Buckley violated the Code of Judicial Conduct when he was arrested for and convicted of operating while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Boise police have arrested a man suspected of shooting a 15-year-old boy following a ding-dong ditching incident Saturday evening. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026

According to Fulton County jail records, New has been arrested multiple times on suspicion of crimes including identity theft, insurance fraud, financial transaction card fraud, forgery and simple assault. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Rogers and Arrington were arrested on state charges the time. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026