Antonyms for arrestive
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-res-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈrɛs tɪv |
- ambiguous
- average
- bad
- boring
- common
- commonplace
- concealed
- doubtful
- dubious
- familiar
- forgotten
- hidden
- homely
- horrifying
- imperceptible
- inconsequential
- inconspicuous
- indefinite
- indistinct
- ineffective
- inferior
- insignificant
- invisible
- like
- normal
- obscure
- ordinary
- overlooked
- paid
- poor
- questionable
- regular
- resolved
- secret
- settled
- similar
- standard
- trivial
- typical
- ugly
- uncertain
- unclear
- unexceptional
- unimportant
- unimpressive
- unknown
- unnoteworthy
- unnoticeable
- unremarkable
- unseen
- unstriking
- usual
- vague
- weak
- worthless
Definition of arrestive
- As in noticeable : adj conspicuous, evident
- As in outstanding : adj noticeable, striking
- As in remarkable : adj extraordinary, unusual
- As in salient : adj noticeable, important
- As in signal : adj extraordinary, outstanding
- As in striking : adj extraordinary; beautiful
- As in conspicuous : adj important, prominent
- His attitude was arrestive as an obelisk and uncircuitable as a labyrinth.
- Extract from : « Eden » by Edgar Saltus
- Similarly he could disguise his voice, the natural tones of which were low, monotonous, and of no arrestive quality.
- Extract from : « The Grey Room » by Eden Phillpotts
- But his eyes—those peering light-blue eyes—they were the most arrestive of any of his peculiarities.
- Extract from : « The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen » by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for arrestive
- apparent
- appreciable
- arresting
- arrestive
- astonishing
- attractive
- big as life
- bizarre
- blatant
- can't miss it
- celebrated
- characteristic
- charming
- clear
- cogent
- commanding
- compelling
- confounding
- conspicuous
- curious
- dazzling
- distinct
- distinctive
- distinguished
- dynamite
- electrifying
- eminent
- exceptional
- eye-catching
- famed
- famous
- fascinating
- flagrant
- flashy
- forceful
- forcible
- garish
- gilt-edged
- glaring
- glitzy
- greatest
- handsome
- illustrious
- important
- impressive
- individual
- influential
- intrusive
- jazzy
- jutting
- leading
- lofty
- loud
- manifest
- marked
- memorable
- miraculous
- momentous
- moving
- notable
- noted
- noteworthy
- noticeable
- notorious
- observable
- obtrusive
- obvious
- odd
- open and shut
- out of the ordinary
- outstanding
- palpable
- patent
- peculiar
- perceptible
- pertinent
- phenomenal
- plain
- pointed
- powerful
- preeminent
- primo
- projecting
- prominent
- pronounced
- protruding
- rank
- rare
- remarkable
- renowned
- salient
- screaming
- sensational
- showy
- signal
- significant
- singular
- smashing
- solid
- spectacular
- splashy
- staggering
- startling
- stick out like sore thumb
- strange
- striking
- stunning
- super
- surprising
- telling
- tony
- uncommon
- uncustomary
- under one's nose
- unique
- unmistakable
- unordinary
- unusual
- unwonted
- weighty
- well-known
- wicked
- wonderful
- wondrous
- world class
- zero cool
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