Thesaurus
apprehension
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of APPREHENSION
1
suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune <the hikers entered the dark cave with a great deal of apprehension>
Related Words agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, fearfulness, funk, perturbation, solicitude, suspense, unease, uneasiness; scruple, worry; doubt, incertitude, mistrust, suspiciousness, uncertainty, wariness; defeatism, pessimism; foreknowledge, premonition, presage, presentiment
2
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law <apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease>
Related Words raid; house arrest; capture, entrapment, seizure; captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint; rearrest; remand
Antonyms discharge
3
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble <felt a great deal of apprehension about the trip and about arriving safely>
Synonyms agita, agitation, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, concernment, disquiet, disquietude, fear, nervosity, nervousness, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry
Related Words strain, stress, tension; alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor; angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation; cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty; compunction, qualm, scruple
Near Antonyms calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness; comfort, consolation, relief, solace
Antonyms unconcern
4
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <a good apprehension of how computer systems work>
Related Words absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake; conception, visualization; awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization
Antonyms incomprehension, noncomprehension
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up apprehension? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).