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
• kidnaped
• apprehended
• behind bars
• enslaved
• abducted
• trapped
• bound
• indentured
• occupied
• 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
• bust
• picked up
• handcuffed
• hooked
• confined
• interned
• snapped (up)
• landed
• snared
• rearrested
• locked (up)
• bound
• grappled
• got
• held
• bagged
• remanded
• shackled
• fettered
• jugged
• manacled
• immured
• trammelled
• enchained
• trammeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• freed
• liberated
• sprung
• 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
• staunched
• 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

Verb

The 41-year-old driver has been arrested, police said. —Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025

Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight. —Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

Jake and Rebecca were arrested that same day on suspicion of murder and booked into custody. —Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025

Of the four arrested, one had previously been deported; none had criminal histories. —Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

After nearly six months of investigation, authorities arrested Armstrong in April 2023. —Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

Criminal cases are still pending for two other Bay Area men, Loren Bingham, 41, of Vallejo and Richard Nosenzo, 57, of Vallejo, who were arrested and accused as co-defendants in the gun store burglary case with Brennen. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025

But federal officials arrested two of them on suspicion of being in the United States illegally. —Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025

Eidivand is the brother of Mehrad Asadi Eidivand, a bodybuilder from Iran who went on hunger strikes after being arrested by immigration authorities outside his Phoenix home in May. —Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025