Arrest and Advance

Arrest

Arrest verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion

Advance is an antonym for arrest in topics: stop or slow, slowing or stopping.

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Advance

Advance verb - To help the growth or development of.
Usage example: great thinkers who did much to advance modern science

Arrest is an antonym for advance.

How words are described

good good arrest good advance
full full arrest full advance
real real arrest real advance
successful successful arrest successful advance
Other adjectives: big, major, later, recent, technical.

Common collocations

character arrest character advance character
characters arrest characters advance characters
Cite this Source
Advance and Arrest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrest/advance
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