Arrest and Continuation

Arrest

Arrest noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Usage example: “hemostasis” is the technical term for arrest of bleeding

Continuation is an antonym for arrest in slowing or stopping topic.

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Continuation

Continuation noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

Arrest is an antonym for continuation.

How words are described

physical physical arrest physical continuation
actual actual arrest actual continuation
real real arrest real continuation
possible possible arrest possible continuation
Other adjectives: later, further, last, occasional, virtual.
Cite this Source
Continuation and Arrest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrest/continuation
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Continuation or Arrest. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrest/continuation.
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