Arrested
Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.
Behind bars and arrested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Behind bars" instead an adjective "Arrested".
Behind bars
Arrested and behind bars are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrested" instead an adjective phrase "Behind bars".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bound and arrested
- bound and behind bars
- enslaved and arrested
- enslaved and behind bars
- confined and arrested
- confined and behind bars
- captive and arrested
- captive and behind bars
- detained and arrested
- detained and behind bars
- jailed and arrested
- jailed and behind bars
- incarcerated and arrested
- incarcerated and behind bars
Both terms in one sentence
- They were arrested and jailed, but the nanny is freed, leaving the boyfriend behind bars.
Source: Acquitted Too Late - Given that the evidence is what's needed to put them behind bars (without evidence, it's all but impossible to do anything to them, let alone have them arrested), this makes sense.
Source: Bond Villain Stupidity -
Misty Knight failed to put Mariah Stokes and Shades behind bars, but managed to gain her revenge by getting Diamondback arrested.
Cite this Source
Behind bars and Arrested. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrested/behind_bars
Arrested & Behind bars. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrested/behind_bars>.
Behind bars or Arrested. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrested/behind_bars.
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