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arrest


These are words and phrases related to arrest. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of arrest.

TO FIND AND TAKE A PERSON WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG


He was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.

Synonyms and examples


catch
They were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
place/put under arrest
The suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
capture
The soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
apprehend
The police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
nab
informal
The cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
nail
slang
He'd been smuggling drugs for decades, but the cops finally nailed him on fraud charges.
collar
informal
Police collared her at the train station and arrested her.
take someone in
UK
Detectives took him in for questioning.
pick someone up
UKinformal
She was picked up for drug dealing.
pull someone in
USinformal
We've got enough evidence to pull them both in and charge them with murder.
round up
The authorities rounded up dozens of suspects in the weeks after the attack.
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snag
USinformal
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intercept
net
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troll
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Catch means to take hold of something and especially something moving through the air. If you catch someone who has done something wrong, you find them and stop them from getting away. If you catch an animal, you take it.

arrest | American Thesaurus


arrest


verb
These are words and phrases related to arrest. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of arrest.
The police arrested the suspect a block away from the scene of the crime.

Synonyms


take into custody
apprehend
catch
seize
capture
take prisoner
collar
detain
hold
secure
bust
Slang
nab
Slang
pinch
Slang

Antonyms


release
free
set free
let go
A speck on the horizon arrested the navigator's attention.

Synonyms


catch
attract
fix
hold
seize
capture
occupy
engage
rivet
absorb
engross

Antonyms


be ignored
be passed over
The new drug arrested the spread of the disease.

Synonyms


check
block
stay
halt
stop
end
bring to a standstill
delay
slow
retard
inhibit
hold back
restrain
hinder
stall
suppress
interrupt

Antonyms


encourage
quicken
speed up

arrest


noun
Fingerprints on the safe led to the robber's arrest.

Synonyms


apprehension
capture
seizure
taking into custody
bust
Slang
roust
Slang

Antonyms


releasing
freeing
The arrest of the floodwaters saved many homes.

Synonyms


stopping
stoppage
halt
blocking
checking
staying
slowing
inhibiting
holding back
retention

Antonym


quickening
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