Arresting
Arresting adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.
Restraining and arresting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restraining" instead an adjective "Arresting".
Restraining
Arresting and restraining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arresting" instead an adjective "Restraining".
Nearby Words: restrain, restrained
Both words in one sentence
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Hilariously subverted in Punisher: War Zone, in a scene where the cops are careful and diligent about arresting and restraining a captured mobster, only for the Punisher to unceremoniously execute him half a second later.
Source: Karmic Death -
Restraining Bolt: RoboCop's classified 4th directive prevents him from arresting senior [OCP] executives.
Source: Film / RoboCop (1987)
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Restraining and Arresting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arresting/restraining
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