Apprehension Synonyms and Antonyms

ăprĭ-hĕnshən
Understanding
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. comprehension
  2. grasp
  3. understanding
  4. savvy
  5. grip
  6. perception
  7. hold
  8. perspicacity
  9. discernment
  10. half-belief
  11. memory trace
  12. mistrustfulness
  13. prenotion
  14. recept
Antonyms:
  1. misunderstanding
  2. imperception
Estimate
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. opinion
  2. conclusion
  3. belief
Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fear
  2. distrustfulness
  3. suspiciousness

Words Related to Apprehension

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.

Apprehension Sentence Examples

  • Her apprehension was assuming a reduced priority.

  • The silver eyes were fiery, and apprehension fluttered through her.

  • He felt a wave of apprehension and accelerated heart beat as the door opened.

  • Reflection shows that our apprehension of the tree is conditioned by the sense-organs with which we have been endowed, and that the apprehension of a blind man, and still more the apprehension of a dog or horse, is quite different from ours.

  • Her apprehension grew as the vamp led her down a maze of hallways through scores of other vamps and past multiple doorways.

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