Thesaurus:apprehension

Thesaurus

apprehension

English

Noun

Sense: dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill

Synonyms

• apprehension
• misgiving
• qualm

Antonyms

• inapprehension

Hyponyms

• compunction
• scruple

Hypernyms

• anticipation
• doubt
• dread
• fear    [⇒ thesaurus]
• uneasy

See also

• sense    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “860. fear” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “apprehension” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “apprehension”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.