APPREHENSIVENESS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

apprehensiveness

noun

as in fear

an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble her apprehensiveness about starting college is keeping her awake at night

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as in dread

suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune my apprehensiveness about raw fish disagreeing with me is keeping me from even trying sushi

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Noun

When a massive Sonoma Coast residential development pitch sparked fears that beach access would be lost.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
While adults like Osul are looking for ways to rebuild their own lives, children are learning to live with fear, grief, uncertainty – and how to make sense of the tragedy.

— Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of fear

Noun

Western analysts have raised concerns that Beijing’s expanding role setting global norms around AI will enable it to export the norms of its own highly restrictive media and internet environment.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Alicia Guerra of the firm Buchalter spoke at the June 16 meeting to voice concerns on behalf of the city related to the project.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of concern

Noun

Broglio also hopes that athletes learn to look for symptoms such as anxiety, depression and cognitive issues, because many are very treatable.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
Researchers and psychologists agree that this feeling can fuel anxiety, dissatisfaction, and a constant need to stay connected, for fear of missing an opportunity, an event, or an experience.

— Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 July 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

It’s made from 100 percent cotton and fully lined for lightweight comfort and worry-free wear.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
His two biggest worries are that people will potentially lose their business and cities losing the permit income to conduct health inspections.

— Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of worry

Noun

Jimmy, an 18-month-old German shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix from Europe, is certified in apprehension and the detection of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
During the apprehension, the department’s Crime Prevention Unit was assisting Meriden police in connection with a vehicle that was reportedly tied to the armed robbery.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of apprehension

Noun

Police said Friday there is no indication that the killing was politically motivated, but her death has renewed unease about the safety of Britain’s politicians after two others were killed in the last decade.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 July 2026
The contradictions of their closeness aren’t papered over; the unease is allowed to linger, inflamed and ineradicable.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of unease

Noun

Kevin Rodriguez eases past Jamal Musiala to flick the ball into the corridor of uncertainty between Manuel Neuer and Jonathan Tah, who had already had a miscommunication earlier in the game.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
This creates uncertainty over which sites contain active weapons and which are merely intended to distract enemy planners.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of uncertainty

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