Synonyms of apprehended

apprehended 1 of 2

adjective

as in arrested

taken and held prisoner

an apprehended crime lord who can easily post the million-dollar bail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• imprisoned
• captive
• captured
• jailed
• incarcerated
• interned
• confined
• kidnapped
• caught
• behind bars
• enslaved
• bound
• trapped
• abducted
• occupied
• subdued
• indentured
• subjugated
• ensnared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• unconfined
• released
• unrestrained
• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• delivered
• paroled
• enfranchised

apprehended

2 of 2

verb

past tense of apprehend

1

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• comprehended
• recognized
• deciphered
• grasped
• saw
• appreciated
• discerned
• realized
• sensed
• perceived
• conceived
• seized
• got
• assimilated
• beheld
• caught
• registered
• decoded
• made
• intuited
• dug
• cognized
• picked up on
• made out
• caught on (to)
• compassed
• tumbled (to)
• grokked
• savvied
• twigged
• cottoned (to or on to)
• absorbed
• digested
• penetrated
• fathomed
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• misread
• mistook
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived

2

as in seized

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• seized
• detained
• grabbed
• restrained
• captured
• committed
• nabbed
• jailed
• caught
• nailed
• pinched
• nicked
• collared
• snatched
• ran in
• imprisoned
• busted
• picked up
• incarcerated
• pulled in
• trapped
• confined
• snared
• grappled
• interned
• handcuffed
• snapped (up)
• bound
• landed
• hooked
• locked (up)
• bagged
• rearrested
• shackled
• remanded
• held
• fettered
• got
• jugged
• immured
• manacled
• enchained
• trammeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• freed
• liberated
• emancipated
• sprang
• loosened
• loosed
• unchained
• unbound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprehended

Verb

According to local news reports, police in Pattaya over the weekend apprehended at least 25 individuals suspected of soliciting for prostitution, an offense punishable by fines. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

After it was immobilized, the driver attempted to leave the vehicle and was apprehended by officers, according to NEA Report. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026

Authorities in Philadelphia celebrated Flores' arrest when authorities apprehended him in Honduras earlier this year. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

According to the citation, Obiazi was later re-apprehended and taken to the command post, where officers discovered the gun was reported missing from Louisville Metro Police. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Aug. 2026

Homeland Security released a statement confirming that Yiannopoulos was apprehended at Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

Isaiah Williams Broward Corrections Williams allegedly fled with the victim's gun before being apprehended by Miramar police. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Police said Chevere was apprehended after going the wrong way on the westbound side of Barnes Highway. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

Nailing Ramirez’s look was especially important to his preparation for the role because of how the Night Stalker was eventually apprehended. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026