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be apprehensive

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Synonyms for be apprehensive

verb feel alarm; be scared of
  • anticipate
  • avoid
  • dread
  • expect
  • foresee
  • shun
  • suspect
  • worry
  • apprehend
  • blanch
  • cower
  • crouch
  • falter
  • flinch
  • fret
  • quail
  • quaver
  • shrink
  • shudder
  • shy
  • start
  • tremble
  • wilt
  • be afraid
  • be anxious
  • be apprehensive
  • be disquieted
  • be frightened
  • be in awe
  • break out in a sweat
  • dare not
  • feel concern
  • have butterflies
  • have qualms
  • lose courage

Antonyms for be apprehensive

  • face
  • meet
  • want
  • calm
  • steady
  • stretch
  • brave
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to be apprehensive

fear

verb. feel alarm; be scared of

fearing

verb. feel alarm; be scared of

fears

verb. feel alarm; be scared of
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.