Arrestment and Extension

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Arrestment noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: the arrestment of all brain activity in the patient

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Extension is an antonym for arrestment.

Extension noun - The act of making longer.

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Arrestment is an antonym for extension.

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Extension and Arrestment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrestment/extension

Arrestment & Extension. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrestment/extension>.

Extension or Arrestment. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrestment/extension.

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