Apprehend Synonyms and Antonyms

ăprĭ-hĕnd
To arrest
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. arrest
  2. seize
  3. collar
  4. pick up
  5. nab
  6. place under arrest
  7. bust
  8. nail
  9. pinch
  10. take into custody
  11. run-in
  12. cop
Antonyms:
  1. lose
  2. not catch
To understand
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. understand
  2. comprehend
  3. grasp
  4. catch
  5. perceive
  6. fathom
  7. get
  8. compass
  9. see
  10. take
  11. savvy
  12. dig
  13. accept
  14. conceive
  15. anticipate
  16. arrest
  17. follow
  18. bust
  19. capture
  20. make out
  21. collar
  22. read
  23. quail at
  24. grok
  25. consider believe
  26. detain
  27. sense
  28. dread
  29. get-the-picture
  30. take-in
  31. fear
  32. foresee
  33. know
  34. nab
  35. twig
  36. nail
  37. ken
  38. recognize
  39. seize
  40. view
Antonyms:
  1. misunderstand
To perceive directly with the intellect
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. compass
  2. comprehend
  3. fathom
  4. grasp
  5. know
  6. understand
  7. ken
To be intuitively aware of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. feel
  2. intuit
  3. perceive
  4. sense
To grasp mentally; understand:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. understand

Words Related to Apprehend

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Apprehend Sentence Examples

  • I am confident that the police will apprehend the criminals soon.

  • To apprehend it is really the first great step in philosophical education.

  • The child couldn't quite apprehend the idea of going to school every day, making the first few weeks difficult.

  • The essential holiness of God, - do we rightly apprehend what it is?

  • It was difficult to apprehend the philosophical discussion, but Julia tried her best to learn from it.

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