Dictionary Entry
apprehensive
apprehensive is a 12-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
12 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 25 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.
- 2adjective
Knowing; conscious; cognizant.
- 3adjective
Relating to the faculty of apprehension.
- 4adjective
Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
- 5adjective
Sensible; feeling; perceptive.
- 6adjective
in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
"apprehensive for one's life"
"apprehensive of danger"
- 7adjective
mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc
"apprehensive about her job"
"not used to a city and worried about small things"
Synonyms
- 8adjective
quick to understand- Nathaniel Hawthorne
"a kind and apprehensive friend"
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