Synonyms for arresting
əˈrɛs tɪŋar·rest·ing

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1. arresting, sensational, stunningadjective

   commanding attention

   "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

   Synonyms:
   sensational, stunning, sensory

   Antonyms:
   unimpressive

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1. List of paraphrases for "arresting":

   arrest, detaining, arrested, detention, detain, detained, stopping, apprehending

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1. Mark Galeotti:

   Arresting a foreign spy is the last option, you would rather turn them or watch who they are taking to, why did they decide to arrest this guy ? Did they think they would be about to return to Russia ? Was it because there was a risk that he was going to stumble across something important ?

2. Stephen Leacock:

   Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

3. Ali Fadavi:

   There are very many photographs of the major incident of arresting U.S. Marines in the Persian Gulf in the media and we intend to build a symbol out of them inside one of our naval monuments.

4. Ali Shihabi:

   If there are activists on the women's section, there will be activists on the Islamists section and then they'll say' why are you arresting clerics when these girls are doing X, Y, Z ? Is it just because the Americans like them and they're being celebrated in the West ?' that's the sort of balancing act that the government has to claim.

5. Malala Yousafzai:

   While banning girls from school, the Taliban are also arresting champions of education….The Taliban must release him and all those imprisoned for educating children.