Synonyms & related words for apprehensive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of apprehensive — including overapprehensive, anxious, uneasy, fearful, frightened, afraid. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to apprehensive

Explore words related to apprehensive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include worried, inapprehensive, apprehensiveness, misapprehensive, leery, alarmed, unnerved, scared. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for apprehensive

Common synonyms for apprehensive include overapprehensive, anxious, uneasy, fearful, frightened, afraid, disquieted, nervous — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does apprehensive come from?

The word apprehensive breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root prehens-, from Latin prehendo (“seize, grasp”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.