🔄 Synonyms of "Apprehensive"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| uneasy | Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety. |
| perceptive | Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. |
| discerningnoun | Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive. |
| anxious | Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apprehensive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anxious | Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown. |
| afraid | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. |
| uneasy | Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety. |
| discerning | Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive. |
| perceptive | Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. |
| worriedverb | Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy. |
| troubled | Anxious, worried, careworn. |
| scaredverb | Feeling fear; afraid, frightened. |
| fearful | Frightening; causing fear. |
| timid | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| concerned | Showing concern. |
| nervous | Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. |
| frightened | Afraid; suffering from fear. |
| agitated | Angry, annoyed, bothered or worked up. |
| waryverb | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| panicky | In a state of panic. |
| tensenoun | (linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists. |
| alarmed | Worried; anxious; panicky. |
| jittery | nervy, jumpy, on edge |
| edgy | (figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. |
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