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

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

Officers arrested a suspect and seized two weapons after windows were broken at a gun shop. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

On the road up ahead, a man was apparently getting arrested for smoking weed. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

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

Nearly a year after Christina Downer was reported missing in Los Angeles, police arrested her boyfriend, actor Delorean Bijon Brandon, and Kaylee Nicole Markowski on suspicion of murder. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

He was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after patrons recognized him at a McDonald’s from photos circulated by the NYPD. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026

The officers eventually got the driver out of the vehicle and arrested him. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Nearly 200 people were arrested, according to Belgian officials. — Amanda MacIas, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026