arrested
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arrested
- /əˈɹɛstɪd/
verb
- simple past and past participle of arrest
adjective
- Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
- Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inactive, in remission, apprehended, apprehend, detaining, apprehension, capture, detainee, detention, quit, prisoner, terminated, set, detain, shut, internment
Talk about this word "arrested." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arrested. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arrested. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arrested "arrested." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arrested.Cite this
@misc{arrested_2026,
title = {arrested},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arrested},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
