arresting

Meanings

Verb

• take into custody
• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
• attract and fix
• cause to stop
• present participle and gerund of arrest

Adjective Satellite

• commanding attention
  • "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"

Adj

• striking, gripping

Synonyms

apprehend, arrest, catch, check, collar, contain, cop, get, halt, hold, hold back, nab, nail, pick up, sensational, stop, stunning, turn back