What is another word for arresting?
324 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ b_ɹ_ˈʌ_n_t], [ bɹˈʌnt], [ bɹˈʌnt], [ ɐ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_ŋ], [ ɐɹˈɛstɪŋ], [ ɐɹˈɛstɪŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for arresting:- all (adjective)
- defensive (adjective)
- noticeable (adjective)
- arresting (noun)
- interesting (noun)
- capturing (verb)
- gripping (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Arresting:
adj.
•all (adjective) •defensive (adjective) •noticeable (adjective)n.
•arresting (noun) •interesting (noun)v.
•capturing (verb) •gripping (verb)Other synonyms:
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- eye-catching.
- cracking,
- mystifying,
- backtracking,
- returning,
- leading,
- Producing,
- splashy,
- perplexing,
- entertaining,
- hold up,
- Attracting,
- Dreading,
- consuming,
- lock up,
- conveying,
- Kenspeckle,
- baulk,
- irritating,
- Resting,
- amazing,
- impeding,
- Leashing,
- smashing,
- Arrestment,
- pointing,
- forbiddance,
- purchasing,
- restraint,
- holding,
- entrancing,
- Declaring,
- nab,
- Nabbing,
- curb,
- enjoining,
- control,
- Aiming,
- mitigation,
- forestalling,
- delay,
- inducing,
- eminent,
- starting,
- foiling,
- hindering,
- nursing,
- Nailing,
- affective,
- Siring,
- Percolating,
- Defying,
- Detaining,
- intoxicating,
- tabbing,
- inhibiting,
- forbidding,
- Hampering,
- stimulating,
- obliging,
- blocking,
- turn off,
- incurring,
- Comprising,
- bodacious,
- Commencing,
- switch off,
- obstruction,
- frustration,
- jotting,
- warding off,
- detention,
- elating,
- Interdicting,
- Specking,
- ticking,
- attractive,
- rubbing,
- acing,
- fascinating,
- well-known,
- Immersing,
- interdiction,
- barring,
- Suspending,
- interception,
- Tallying,
- slowing,
- Disciplining,
- bar,
- accommodating,
- shocking,
- harbouring,
- banning,
- beguiling,
- defending,
- Pinching,
- penetrating,
- Stemming,
- balking,
- retardation,
- lofty,
- sharp,
- agreeing,
- developing,
- Admitting,
- stop,
- Dispelling,
- electrifying,
- matching,
- grabby,
- pickup,
- Debarring,
- determining,
- snitching,
- concurring,
- charismatic,
- suffering,
- Perking,
- balk,
- Carrying,
- appealing,
- pinpointing,
- dazzling,
- Obstructing,
- flamboyant,
- aborting,
- stupefying,
- abortion,
- bewitching,
- prevention,
- Hitching,
- stopping,
- scramming,
- moving,
- conditioning,
- prohibition,
- probing,
- seductive,
- hooking,
- surprising,
- obviation,
- catchy,
- immobilizing,
- Generating,
- Chinking,
- famous,
- emphatic,
- Restraining,
- searching,
- taboo,
- arrest,
- acquiring,
- sensory,
- controlling,
- piercing,
- dramatic,
- curbing,
- alluring,
- showy,
- bewildering,
- assuring,
- halting,
- Adjudging,
- Rebuffing,
- Hobbling,
- shut off,
- Tabooing,
- block,
- enthralling,
- shut down,
- Gibing,
- obsessive,
- concealing,
- staving off,
- winsome,
- halt,
- anticipation,
- Assaying,
- Harboring,
- corresponding,
- Prohibiting,
- Pecking,
- Checking,
- mesmeric,
- Jibing,
- irresistible,
- apprehension,
- thwarting,
- Engendering,
- fending off,
- touching,
- limping,
- pinch,
- contracting,
- Deterring,
- Proscribing,
- puzzling,
- Hinting,
- Preventing,
- Avoiding,
- frustrating,
- avoidance,
- completing,
- ban,
- Experiencing,
- Mothering,
- enchanting,
- Retarding,
- training,
- hindrance,
- brilliant,
- Staying,
- Containing,
- supporting,
- chipping,
- preclusion,
- watching,
- reverting,
- injunction,
- blasting,
- proscription,
- coping,
- Involving,
- Mitigating,
- inhibition,
- intriguing,
- Applying,
- Comprehending,
- Insuring,
- snapping,
- Delaying,
- locking,
- ending,
- ensuring,
- magnetic,
- marking,
- impedance,
- Fathering,
- hold back,
- Deeming,
- baulking,
- tweaking,
- Discovering,
- debarment,
- touring,
- engrossing,
- charming,
- viewing,
- Snagging,
- Intercepting,
- uplifting,
- take into custody,
- inviting,
- Arrestation,
- booming,
- captivating,
- engaging,
- Incorporating,
- Ascertaining,
- keen,
- noisy,
- check,
- prevailing,
- Maintaining,
- regressing,
- hypnotic,
- thieving,
- causing,
- Nonplussing.
Paraphrases for Arresting:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
arrest.
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Noun, singular or mass
arrest.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Capturing.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Independent
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Adjective
custodial.
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Noun, singular or mass
apprehend, Apprehending, staging, warrant.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Ceasing, Restraining, Stoping, catching, Confiscating, counterbalancing, seizing, understanding, Terminating, Deterring, discouraging, arriving, Discovering, Suppressing, regulating, Discontinuing, constraining, Initiating, retiring, trapping, Adjusting, Counteracting, Stemming, thwarting, Obstructing, Eradicating, busting, Establishing, Suspending, Mitigating, Reversing, Pausing, Curtailing, Stating, stifling, Preventing, beating, braking, determining, reaching, grasping, Elaborating, Interrupting, captivating, contain, Containing, countering, finalizing, agreeing, entering, Hampering, setting, pursuing, Reining, Checking, impeding, breaking, offsetting, hindering, curbing, governing, tackling, attacking, switching, barring, inhibiting, crushing, Occurring, dampening, Attaching, ending, defining, Conceiving, deciding, Gaining, Adopting, walking, stunt, stunting, Choosing, controlling, parking, Kidding, slowing, Combating, driving, Anchoring, blocking, approaching, bringing, hunting, coding, fixing, looking, viewing, taking, stopping, Detaining, staging.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
arrested.
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Noun, singular or mass
stopping, Detaining, arrested, apprehension, detain.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Imprisoning, Apprehending.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Arresting:
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adj.
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noticeable
usual, unimportant, homely, ordinary, ugly, normal, unimpressive.
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Other antonyms:
insignificant, subdued, discouraging, drab, unassuming, dim, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing, uninteresting, restrained, dry, obscure, humdrum, faint, unremarkable, modest, unpretentious, hidden, unobtrusive, unemphatic, unflashy, conservative, tiresome, tedious, subtle, unaffected, tiring, unexciting, muted, dull, monotonous, pedantic, wearying, undistinguished, pedestrian, heavy, simple, concealed, quiet, dreary, sterile, understated, toned down, boring, wearisome, Operose, plain.
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noticeable
