Thesaurus
arrest
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ARREST
1
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law <there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months>
Related Words raid; house arrest; capture, entrapment, seizure; captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint; rearrest; remand
Antonyms discharge
2
the stopping of a process or activity <“hemostasis” is the technical term for arrest of bleeding>
Synonyms arrest, arrestment, cease, cessation, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
Related Words mop-up, phaseout; abeyance, break, interruption, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, standstill, suspension
Antonyms continuance, continuation
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