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

1. adjective. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.
2. adjective. Knowing; conscious; cognizant.
3. adjective. Relating to the faculty of apprehension.
4. adjective. Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.
5. adjective. Sensible; feeling; perceptive.
6. adjective. in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

   "apprehensive for one's life"

   "apprehensive of danger"

7. adjective. mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

   "apprehensive about her job"

   "not used to a city and worried about small things"

   Synonyms: worried

8. adjective. quick to understand- Nathaniel Hawthorne

   "a kind and apprehensive friend"

   Synonyms: discerning

Synonyms

worried, discerning

Common word forms

apprehensively

Words from these letters

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