Arrested

/əˈɹɛstɪd/

Synonyms for "arrested" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Strong matches (52)

detained dithering driveling drooling embryonic enchanted enthralled failing fascinated fixed gripped guardedhalf bakedhalf-baked half-witted heldheld uphung uphypnotized hypoplastic

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idiotic imbecile imbecilic immature impededin a bindin abeyancein arrearin arrearsin checkin defaultin embryoin leading stringsin ovoin remissionin short supplyin the roughinadequate incomplete infant inhibited intermittent jammed lacking late

Verb(7 words)

detained halt halted impedein custodyincarcerated inhibited

Related words (86)

latish maunderingmentally defectivementally deficientmentally handicappedmentally retardedmesmerized missing mongoloid moratory moronic needingnever on timenot all thereobstructedon leashoverdue oversimple part partial

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patchypent uppent-up rapt reductionistic reductive restrained retarded rough roughcast roughhewn rude rudimental rudimentary scant scanty scrappyset backshort shy simple simpleminded simpletonian simplistic sketchy slobbering slowslowed downspellbound stopped stunted subnormal tardy unblown uncultivated uncultured uncutunder controlunder disciplineunder restraintunderdeveloped undeveloped unfashioned unfinished unformed unhewn unlabored unlicked unpolished unprocessed unpunctual unready unrefined untimely untreated unworked unwrought wanting

Verb(8 words)

nabbed nicked paused stagnant stalled staunched stop stopped

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More general

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conditioncustody statuslegal statusprocess quality reaction restrain statetake into custody

More specific

10 entries

arrested decompositionarrested developmentarrested growtharrested individualarrested polymerizationarrested suspectcell cycle arrestgrowth arrestmilitary arrestpolice arrest

Collocations

11 entries

arrested by policearrested developmentarrested for burglaryarrested growtharrested individualarrested on suspicionarrested on warrantarrested polymerizationarrested statearrested suspectpolice arrest

Inflections

4 entries

arresting arrestsmore arrestedmost arrested

Derivations

6 entries

arrest arrestable arresting arrestment arrestor arrests

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On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.

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When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.

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Rosa Parks was arrested, and the black community of Montgomery was shocked and angry.

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He was arrested by police after a TV chase in Osaka.

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