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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

occupied
Phrases Synonymous with arrested

behind bars
Near Antonyms of arrested

unconfined, unrestrained

delivered, emancipated, enfranchised, freed, liberated, paroled, released
Antonyms of arrested

free

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