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Synonyms for apprehensive
adj anxious, fearful- afraid
- concerned
- doubtful
- jittery
- jumpy
- suspicious
- uncertain
- uneasy
- uptight
- alarmed
- biting nails
- butterflies
- disquieted
- feel in bones
- foreboding
- frozen
- get vibes
- have a hunch
- have cold feet
- have funny feeling
- have stage fright
- hung up
- in a cold sweat
- in a dither
- in a sweat
- jellyfish
- lily-livered
- mistrustful
- running scared
- scaredy-cat
- shaky
- stiff
- troubled
- weak
- worried
- worried sick
Antonyms for apprehensive
- calm
- certain
- clear
- collected
- composed
- confident
- cool
- definite
- easy-going
- happy
- laid-back
- sure
- unquestionable
- at ease
- quiet
- unafraid
- undoubting
- unfearful
- unsuspicious
- unworried
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to apprehensive
afraid
adjective. fearful
- abashed
- aghast
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- aroused
- blanched
- cowardly
- cowed
- daunted
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismayed
- distressed
- disturbed
- faint-hearted
- frightened
- frozen
- have cold feet
- horrified
- in awe
- intimidated
- nervous
- panic-stricken
- perplexed
- perturbed
- petrified
- rattled
- run scared
- scared
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- shocked
- spooked
- startled
- stunned
- suspicious
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- timid
- timorous
- trembling
- upset
- worried
anxious
adjective. worried, tense
- afraid
- aghast
- antsy
- apprehensive
- basket case
- bugged
- butterflies
- careful
- choked
- clutched
- concerned
- disquieted
- distressed
- disturbed
- dreading
- fearful
- fidgety
- fretful
- hacked
- hyper
- in a state
- in a tizzy
- in suspense
- jittery
- jumpy
- nervous
- nervy
- overwrought
- restless
- scared
- shaking
- shaky
- shivery
- shook up
- shot to pieces
- solicitous
- spooked
- strung out
- sweating bullets
- taut
- troubled
- uneasy
- unglued
- unquiet
- uptight
- watchful
- wired
- worried sick
- wreck
aware
adjective. knowledgeable
- acquainted
- alert
- alive
- appraised
- appreciative
- apprehensive
- apprised
- attentive
- au courant
- awake
- cognizant
- conscious
- cool
- enlightened
- familiar
- go-go
- groovy
- grounded
- heedful
- hip
- in the know
- in the picture
- informed
- into
- know the score
- know what's what
- know-how
- knowing
- latched on
- mindful
- on the beam
- on to
- perceptive
- plugged in
- receptive
- savvy
- sensible
- sentient
- sharp
- tuned in
- up on
- wise
- wise to
- wised up
- with it
careful
adjective. cautious; painstaking
- accurate
- alert
- apprehensive
- assiduous
- attentive
- chary
- choosy
- circumspect
- concerned
- conscientious
- conservative
- cool
- deliberate
- discreet
- exacting
- fastidious
- finicky
- fussy
- going to great lengths
- guarded
- heedful
- judicious
- leery
- meticulous
- mindful
- observant
- particular
- playing safe
- precise
- prim
- protective
- provident
- prudent
- punctilious
- regardful
- religious
- rigorous
- scrupulous
- selfdisciplined
- shy
- sober
- solicitous
- solid
- thorough
- thoughtful
- vigilant
- wary
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.