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arrested

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of arrested

taken and held prisoner

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

Synonyms of arrested

apprehended, captive, captured, caught, confined, imprisoned, incarcerated, interned, jailed

Words Related to arrested

bound, enslaved, indentured

ensnared, trapped

abducted, kidnapped (also kidnaped)

subdued, subjugated

Phrases Synonymous with arrested

Near Antonyms of arrested

unconfined, unrestrained

delivered, emancipated, enfranchised, freed, liberated, paroled, released

Antonyms of arrested

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