Arrest Synonyms and Antonyms
ə-rĕst
Act of stopping
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- check
- checking
- stay
- staying
- stoppage
- interruption
- hindrance
- obstruction
- restraining
- cessation
- prevention
- suspension
- suppression
- holdup
- letup
- arrested
- in custody
- caught
- apprehended
- taken into custody
- seized
- taken in
- handcuffed
- confined
- jailed
- imprisoned
- detained
- shut up
- penned up
- put in irons
- sent to prison
- busted
- sent to jail
- booked
- pinched
- collared
- nabbed
- sent up the river
Antonyms:
To seize legally
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- apprehend
- collar
- nab
- catch
- seize
- bust
- pick up
- nail
- detain
- imprison
- jail
- capture
- incarcerate
- grab
- secure
- pinch
- run-in
- get
- take into custody
- take charge of
- take hold of
- hold
- place under arrest
- take into protective custody
- seize by legal warrant
- take by authority
- attach
- can
- check
- custody
- defer
- take prisoner
- deter
- dwarf
- lay by the heels
- lay-one-s-hands-on
- halt
- hinder
- hook
- intercept
- net
- obstruct
- protract
- restrain
- retard
- runin
- snag
- snare
- stay
- stem
- stop
- stunt
- take
- thwart
- trap
- cop
Legal restraint
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- apprehension
- seizure
- imprisonment
- collar
- pinch
- capture
- bust
- detention
- taking into custody
- pickup
- stay
- stoppage
- commitment
- confinement
- incarceration
- protective custody
- arrestation
- preventive custody
- arrestment
- restraining
- capias
- taking by force
- constraint
- containment
- check
- custody
- delay
- duress
- halt
- hindrance
- catch
- interruption
- prevention. associatedwords: capias
- restraint
- hitch
- restriction
- sanctuary
- checkrein
- securement
- endgame
- warrant
- stop
- doorstop
- protectionism
- pelham
Fascinate
(Verb)
Antonyms:
- be ignored
- be passed over
Words Related to Arrest
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