apprehensively

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synonyms for apprehensively

On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to apprehensively, such as: breathlessly, eagerly, frantically, furiously, heatedly, and madly.

How to use apprehensively in a sentence

  • When Ormsby came in, I watched him apprehensively as he read the envelope upon his desk and saw its contents.

    The Talking Horse | F. Anstey
  • The girl's heart waited apprehensively and she heard her father's deep voice.

  • At last he heard the first stroke of twelve and looked apprehensively towards Dora.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
  • She glanced rather apprehensively as she spoke at the large white house, not two minutes' walk distant across the street.

    The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

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