apprehensive

Letters that make apprehensive

s, a, e, n, p, h, r, i, v are letters that make 'apprehensive'

Words within apprehensive

he, re, si, PR, He, en, SI, iv, IV, hen, Re, Pr, Si are words within 'apprehensive'


3 possible definitions for 'apprehensive'

Apprehensive as "quick to understand"

Under this definition, apprehensive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

discerning has the same meaning as apprehensive

Derivatives of apprehensive

get the picture, grok, comprehend, apprehend, compass, savvy, dig, grasp are derivatives of 'apprehensive'.

Similar to apprehensive

perceptive is similar to apprehensive.

Example of apprehensive used within this context

"a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne


Apprehensive as "mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc"

Under this definition, apprehensive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

worried has the same meaning as apprehensive

Derivatives of apprehensive

apprehensiveness, apprehend, quail at, apprehension, dread are derivatives of 'apprehensive'.

Similar to apprehensive

uneasy is similar to apprehensive.

Example of apprehensive used within this context

"apprehensive about her job", "not used to a city and worried about small things", "felt apprehensive about the consequences"


Apprehensive as "in fear or dread of possible evil or harm"

Under this definition, apprehensive is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of apprehensive

apprehensiveness, apprehend, quail at, apprehension, dread are derivatives of 'apprehensive'.

Similar to apprehensive

afraid(p) is similar to apprehensive.

Example of apprehensive used within this context

"apprehensive for one's life", "apprehensive of danger"



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