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- a line of arrested suspects waiting to be booked on a variety of charges
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arrested
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of arrested (Entry 2 of 2)
- the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up
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- bagged,
- captured,
- caught,
- got,
- grabbed,
- grappled,
- hooked,
- landed,
- snapped (up),
- snared,
- snatched,
- trapped
- committed,
- confined,
- detained,
- held,
- immured,
- imprisoned,
- incarcerated,
- interned,
- jailed,
- jugged,
- locked (up)
- bound,
- enchained,
- fettered,
- handcuffed,
- manacled,
- shackled,
- trammeled
- (or trammelled)
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- cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion
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- the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike
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“Arrested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrested. Accessed 13 May. 2021.
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