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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'apprehension' Princeton's WordNet 

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, 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


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'apprehension' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. apprehension
Alarm, according to its derivation all'arme, "to arms," is an arousing to meet and repel danger, and may be quite consistent with true courage. Affright and fright express sudden fear which
Synonyms: alarm, affright, disquietude, fright, solicitude, apprehension, dread, misgiving, terror, consternation, fear, panic, timidity, dismay
Antonyms: assurance, calmness, confidence, repose, security


'apprehension' - Nearby Entries  

apprehender  apprehend  apprehensible  apprehension  apprehensive  apprehensively  apprehensiveness  



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