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unarrested

unarrested adjective: not arrested; unchecked. Also the simple past and past participle of unarrest.

Adjective

unarrested (not comparable)

  1. Not arrested; unchecked.
  2. Not having been arrested (taken in by police etc.).
    • an unarrested drink-driver

Also used as

unarrested is also the simple past and past participle of unarrest.

Synonyms of unarrested

Origin of unarrested

From un- + arrested.

Questions about unarrested

What does unarrested mean?
Unarrested means not arrested; unchecked.
What part of speech is unarrested?
Unarrested is an adjective.

Words near unarrested in the dictionary

  1. unarraying
  2. unarrays
  3. unarrest
  4. unarrestability
  5. unarrestable
  6. unarrested
  7. unarresting
  8. unarrests
  9. unarrival
  10. unarrived
  11. unarriving

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