1. (noun) apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
fearful expectation or anticipation
Synonyms: apprehension, pinch, savvy, collar, misgiving, dread, arrest, taking into custody, understanding, catch, apprehensiveness, discernment
2. (noun) understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
Synonyms: sympathy, judgement, intellect, collar, perceptiveness, dread, discernment, appreciation, misgiving, taste, catch, sagaciousness, judgment, pinch, discretion, savvy, reason, apprehension, understanding, agreement, taking into custody, arrest, sagacity, apprehensiveness
3. (noun) apprehension, misgiving
painful expectation
Synonyms: savvy, mistrust, suspicion, scruple, dread, misgiving, catch, arrest, pinch, distrust, qualm, apprehension, understanding, taking into custody, discernment, collar, apprehensiveness
4. (noun) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Synonyms: hitch, hint, touch, understanding, nip, mite, jot, stoppage, apprehension, catch, halt, shoe collar, dog collar, snap, match, snatch, tinge, soupcon, exigency, speck, neckband, collar, taking into custody, leash, stop, discernment, misgiving, emergency, arrest, tweak, pinch, stay, apprehensiveness, dread, savvy, gimmick, grab, haul, choker, check
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Synonyms and Antonyms of apprehension 
