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

California crime The LAPD busted a secret network of brothels — but hasn’t arrested the owner. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Law enforcement officers arrested 51-year-old Yahya Mohamed Mosleh and his son, 18-year-old Islam Mohamed Mosleh, on charges connected to a narcotics investigation involving an Oxford tobacco shop, Puffs Vape, Tobacco and Beer Store. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

At 17 he was arrested for twice selling crack cocaine to an informant. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Bond money collected when patients were arrested for failing to appear in court was turned over to the doctor by court order. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Blatt, 69, of Overland Park, Kansas, was arrested for possessing two conch and taken to jail, the sheriff’s office said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

After he was released from the hospital, 22-year-old Nicholas James Stedeford-Aaron was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger and failure to move over for emergency vehicles with injury. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

The Freedom Desk spoke this week to the co-founder of the independent Egyptian news site Matsadaash whose six journalists were arrested in September. — Press Freedom Desk, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

An officer arrested the suspect after spotting him walking alone on a street in Naha's entertainment district late Saturday, Kyodo said. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026