Synonyms for arrest
əˈrɛst

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1. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody(noun)

   the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

   "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, hint, touch, understanding, mite, jot, stoppage, apprehension, catch, halt, shoe collar, dog collar, snap, match, snatch, tinge, soupcon, exigency, speck, neckband, collar, taking into custody, leash, stop, discernment, misgiving, emergency, tweak, pinch, stay, apprehensiveness, dread, savvy, gimmick, grab, haul, choker, check

2. arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage(verb)

   the state of inactivity following an interruption

   "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, verification, enlistment, limp, full stop, stoppage, apprehension, hindrance, halt, impediment, chip, tab, interference, handicap, tick, check-out procedure, occlusion, confirmation, point, freeze, check mark, pinch, cheque, block, tour of duty, stop consonant, baulk, term of enlistment, diaphragm, checkout, taking into custody, duty tour, hinderance, hobble, blockage, curb, chit, stop, layover, rub, occlusive, plosive, collar, plosive speech sound, period, substantiation, stay, hang-up, tour, deterrent, encumbrance, catch, balk, stopover, plosive consonant, preventive, incumbrance, bank check, full point, preventative, snag, assay, bridle, closure, check

3. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop(verb)

   take into custody

   "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

   Synonyms:
   quail at, cop, uplift, peck, hook, savvy, hear, complete, get, dig, percolate, hold back, nail, glom, nail down, pass with flying colors, perk up, smash, gather up, get word, nab, snitch, boom, call for, see, find out, turn back, grasp, perk, halt, gain vigor, knock off, ace, compass, receive, sweep through, stop, sail through, get the picture, pinpoint, collar, turn around, apprehend, get a line, comprehend, lift up, peg, intoxicate, pick up, breeze through, contain, elate, catch, thieve, blast, grok, learn, get wind, hold, collect, discover, check

4. check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back(verb)

   hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

   "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

   Synonyms:
   ensure, hold on, hold in, bar, collar, jibe, incorporate, tick off, control, carry, fit, gibe, run off, hold, moderate, cop, learn, checker, barricade, check out, mark off, retain, stop, pick up, condition, double back, assure, finish, tally, comprise, reverse, return, suss out, kibosh, check off, check over, stop over, match, check up on, cease, look into, ascertain, mark, insure, regress, forbear, go over, check, train, hold back, lay off, retrovert, quit, chase away, hold off, take, conceal, halt, block, catch, find out, see, discipline, terminate, wait, drive off, get, give up, nail, backtrack, intercept, revert, correspond, curb, restrain, keep, drive away, keep back, check into, blockade, contain, invert, bear, determine, nab, dispel, retard, crack, turn back, watch, block off, break off, see to it, break, discontinue, end, block up, tick, chequer, drive out, apprehend, agree, delay

5. catch, arrest, get(verb)

   attract and fix

   "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

   Synonyms:
   pick up, collar, catch up with, sire, mystify, experience, develop, watch, stupefy, have, hold, overhear, cop, receive, scram, commence, stop, go, stimulate, bewitch, drive, engender, trance, fix, pay back, suffer, sustain, stick, set about, get down, fascinate, enamor, becharm, incur, draw, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, beat, start, set out, take hold of, check, hold back, fetch, bring, bewilder, see, mother, take, buzz off, catch, let, make, beget, puzzle, flummox, entrance, get, generate, capture, grab, find, become, amaze, obtain, enamour, start out, convey, view, vex, enchant, aim, induce, hitch, perplex, overtake, gravel, begin, contain, father, trip up, get under one's skin, nab, beguile, nail, captivate, arrive, turn back, produce, acquire, come, pay off, pose, bugger off, cause, take in, halt, nonplus, apprehend, charm, baffle

6. halt, hold, arrest(verb)

   cause to stop

   "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, staunch, book, retain, get, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, deem, hold up, cop, take, have, concord, stanch, check, make, block, take for, go for, throw, kibosh, control, turn back, harbor, catch, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nab, nurse, oblige, curb, stop, nail, pick up, defy, collar, confine, apprehend, have got, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, stem, halt, contain, obtain, maintain, guard, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, hold, hold in, bear

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. arrest

   The legal term arrest carries always the implication of a legal offense; this is true even of arresting for debt. But one may be detained by process of law when no offense is alleged against him, as in the case of a witness who is held in a house of detention till a case comes to trial. One may be restrained of his liberty without arrest, as in an insane asylum; an individual or corporation may be restrained by injunction from selling certain property. In case of an arrest, an officer may secure his prisoner by fetters, by a locked door, or other means effectually to prevent escape. Capture is commonly used of seizure by armed force; as, to capture a ship, a fort, etc. Compare HINDER; OBSTRUCT.

   Synonyms:
   apprehend, capture, catch, detain, hold, make prisoner, restrain, secure, seize, stop, take into custody, take prisoner

   Antonyms:
   discharge, dismiss, free, liberate, release, set free

   Preposition:
   Arrested for crime, on suspicion, by the sheriff; on, upon, or by virtue of a warrant; on final process; in execution.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. arrest(r)

   Synonyms:
   seize, take, stop, capture, withhold, restrain, hold, detain, apprehend

   Antonyms:
   release, dismiss, liberate, free, discharge, expedite

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. emprison

   take as prisoner

   Submitted by anonymous on February 2, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. arrest(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   stop, stay, check, interrupt, obstruct, hinder, delay, detain, restrain, hold, withhold, keep back

2. arrest(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   seize, apprehend, take, capture, catch, take up, take into custody, take prisoner

3. arrest(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   engage, fix, engross, occupy, rivet

4. arrest(n.)

   Synonyms:
   staying, stopping, hinderance, obstruction

5. arrest(n.)

   Synonyms:
   seizure, capture, detention

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. arrest(n)

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, capture, detention, custody, duress, stoppage, restraint, interruption, hindrance, prevention

   Associated words:
   capias, warrant

2. arrest(v)

   Synonyms:
   apprehend, stop, check, restrain, stunt, dwarf

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "arrest":

   detention, arrested, arrests, arresting, apprehension, stop, detain, detains, capture, apprehend, custody, stopping, judgment, detained, detaining, detentions, halt, warrant, imprisonment, bust, residence, seizure, netted

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. ARREST

   Synonyms:
   (1) Amiodarone for Resuscitation in Refractory Sustained Tachycardia (2) AngioRad™ Radiation for Restenosis

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How to use arrest in a sentence?

1. Officer Rosario Herrera:

   The arrest was made through evidence.

2. Ronald Daigle Jr.:

   There is a clear double standard, my client was sentenced to a year in federal prison, fine, probation, house arrest and a dishonorable discharge from the Navy.

3. Joseph Konyo:

   Unfortunately this family resides in a protected forest area ... so it was extremely difficult for the police to immediately arrest the suspected robbers.

4. Stuart London:

   Officer Pantaleo was justified in using physical force to make this arrest.

5. David Inserra:

   When interviewed after Fareed Mumuni arrest, Munther Omar Saleh said that Clarion Project The terror group planned to bomb a location, use a vehicle to run down police officers, and then use their weapons to attack others.

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